Thread: Tamahagane nihon kamisori

Around 12-13 years ago when I inquired about getting an Iwasaki in tamahagne while he was still making them I was quoted a low 3 figure price. Unfortunately his orders among his dedicated collectors in Japan were such that there was no chance to get one at any price.

Originally Posted by Bruno

The tamahagane ones?
Because those are pretty expensive, tamahagane being more expensive than gold.

yes the last one I saw last week for sale was 65000 yen starting price NOS condition at an auction. Not sure what it sold for but usually they go for 60000-80000 yen.

Yeah. I know what you mean. My personal opinion. I think it was a las that was put in place when it was "relevant" and has just never been taken out. In Canada there used to be a law that non-dark sodas couldn't contain caffeine. Every country has laws that are weird.

Originally Posted by suits123

Yeah. I know what you mean. My personal opinion. I think it was a las that was put in place when it was "relevant" and has just never been taken out. In Canada there used to be a law that non-dark sodas couldn't contain caffeine. Every country has laws that are weird.

Not weird at All,I believe the japanese consider it to be a national Treasure.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Not weird at All,I believe the japanese consider it to be a national Treasure.

At the price point they ask for razors made with the stuff that seems to be a accurate assessment on the part of the J-gov.