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Indeed, that's it. I purchased mine a bit before then.

The entire confusion might stem from the fact that a) the tamahagane steel (raw material) is indeed no longer being produced by them since...

The only thing I can say to that is what Takeshi told me and short of hopping on a plane to Japan I guess there's no way to find out. I purchased mine a while ago, came in the usual coffin box but...

The Iwasaki tamahagane kamisori are still being made by them, though very infrequently. They still have a stock of traditionally prepared tamahagane iron dating from the '70s and don't want to sell...