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I also have the hard waxy linen on my Red Imp. Believe that was common. There are a few threads that discuss how to soften them up. I don’t use linen so have not address this issue.

The 700 on left and 700C on right. Most of the Red Imp logo is gone now. The hardware is different as well. The 700 states made in Germany and the 700C says made in USA. The 700 measures 2.9mm in...

I have two Red Imps. One is a 700 and the other a 700C. Both are wonderful strops. The only difference is that the 700 has a faster draw than its cousin, the 700C. The 700C is in better shape and may...

Tom, Thanks for clarifying. It makes even More sense now.

Tom, those are some beautiful strops. The vault is a good place to keep those top of the line beauties.
interesting that some of these came to you wrapped in "Red Imp" packaging with Japanese...

No doubt who made your strops either Naomi Kanayama! Beautiful restore on those old beauties. Bet they work great.

Not sure what the Kanji says but others have attributed this as his stamp as well. I found it translated somewhere in this forum. Just looked at some old posts on this topic and someone astutely...

I like my old Japanese Kintaka as well. Closeup shows Japanese Kangi on bottom. Also states in the Certifyd logo that it is a "French hide". Kanayama strops often state this on their shells. It has a...

Tom, I suspect there is some relationship between Kanayama and Certifyd and LLama Brand but not sure on the specifics. Some previous discussion on this topic by you and others in SRP but still don’t...

Love these old strops as well. Can’t seem to have enough. I enjoy restoring them as well. These are some of my favorites. Always on the hunt for the Certifyd logos brand. Russia shell is also a...