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YOU my friend, have done yeoman work here. Well Done, and Thank You for your research!

Takeshi is a stand up guy.

It may well have a scary sharp edge from the maker. HHT and if results are promising, give it a spin!

Also: I'd not use any animal, vegetable, or plant based oils on your blades as they will tend...

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Still don't see it :)

I certainly don't dispute your position, but am only trying to see what it is that you see. If I learn something from the discussion, the better off I am for it.
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I see what you mean with the Iwasaki logo, though I think it's just kind of an illusion created by the different shadowing on the bevel just below the logo.

The tip looks identical to me, so I...

My best guess is that Mr. Stanley was able to persuade someone who knew Shigeyoshi Iwasaki or Mr. Mizuochi, who has run Sanjo Seisakujo since S. Iwasaki retired, to cough up one of the NOS blades...

I'm pretty sure it's the same razor, what do you see that leads you to think otherwise? My eyes aren't what they used to be and I may be missing something.

My friend, if you are a straight shaver, you owe it to yourself to use that baby. If you are not a straight shaver, learn how to become one on a lesser razor and train up to using the Iwasaki. It is...

Tom, I think the tip is fine. As these were made 100% by hand, there are minute inconsistencies between them. Compare the tips of Stefan's razors in his pic, the white scaled tI is slightly more...

Receiving this razor as a gift is a little like someone saying "here, I got you this old picture" and they hand you the Mona Lisa. In the straight razor world, this is one of the finest, most sought...