Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
Ya, Old Kanayama stamped many of the 'certifyd' strops for retailers all over with tons of names upon them back in the old days.
The leather may be from the USA, but the strop....from Japan.

Too many examples point to the obvious, including the hardware.

So Austin...Did'ya snag that NOS one he had?
Tom, the NOS is still out there and it does look good. Just didn't want to go that high on price. I was in the market for a quality, horsehide stop and thought this would fill the bill. Happy to clean it up. Have seen a lot of good info on the Kanayama and Pelican strops. Just figured all these must be related somehow. Glad you seem to agree. Thanks