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  1. 11-22-2016, 09:37 PM #31
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    Beautiful razor and beautiful photography Phank.
    Ive never seen kanji like that before.
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    Quote Originally Posted by markbignosekelly View Post
    Beautiful razor and beautiful photography Phank.
    Ive never seen kanji like that before.
    Thanks - the photo was completely by accident...flicking some filters on the iPhone to get the tang stamps clear.....
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    Thanks for the help guys! I'm wondering what the difference between my razor and Tom's ? Noticing his is etched instead of stamped?
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    Quote Originally Posted by markbignosekelly View Post
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    As Phrank said the kanji means Tokiwa, Im not sure what the 3 stands for but the M means medium hardness. Yours will be made from Kousuke Iwasakis' modified Swedish steel that closely resembles Tamahagane. Iwasakis' western razors were sent to Tanifuji Fukutaro for finishing.
    At a guess the 3m is an anglicizising of the maru san symbol/kanji. Maru = circle. San= 3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Martin103 View Post
    Mark congrats on finding your holy grail razor. Tom great work on that razor, scales are incredible. Here pics of mine hopefully someone can tell me more about it?Looks like the same stamp as Tom's but its on the back side on mine the front got that 3m stamp.
    That is Iwasaki Tokiwa made by Tanifuji, I bet it is a very fine shaver.
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