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Just got this NOS western Iwasaki in my hands.
Blade has no hone wear, original box and papers, scales are beautiful, I'll see if I can get translation on what is written on them. The razor is made form Swedish Steel that Iwasaki uses on their kamisori now.
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I'm turning green over here, please report back on how it shaves.
I expect it to be just like the others I have tried- a superb shaverQuote:
Originally Posted by Baxxer
Darn Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing it.
Another beautiful razor!! You haven't discovered a Japanese razor mine, have you? :hmmm:
Regards,
Howard
Thanks for sharing this one Stefan. Absolutely beautiful find.
Wow! Not jealous at all....
Thats a gorgeous razor! Where did you find it?
Got it from JapanQuote:
Originally Posted by fchan
That writing is my name in Japanese. Please return it ASAP.
That's drool worthy, thanks for posting.
I was able to find a person to translate the kanji on the scales for me.
The face side says :
"Ueshima tetstu wo motte kore wo tsukuru. Iwasaki Kousuke" -With Ueshima iron this was made. Iwasaki Kousuke
Back side says:
"Zoutei Ueshima Daisuke" - Gift Ueshima Daisuke
Back of tang:
"Ueshima Kaimen Tetsu" -Ueshima Sponge Iron
My translator also said: "Its in super old Japanese (and Japanese writing), so my translation may not be exact, but I asked a few people to make sure"
So the razor was made during the time Kousuke Iwasaki was the head of the business. The other interesting fact is that the steel used for those razors translates as Sponge Iron, I have never heard the term before.
Sponge iron is a bizarre term to use with the swedish steel that Iwasaki uses, since it doesn't come from sand iron or anything like that.
Maybe it's titanium! :beer1: