Iwasaki・岩崎・Tamahagane KamisoriRare Vintage Iwasaki Tamahagane Razor, most likely made by Master Shigeoshi Iwasaki or Mizuochi San in the 1960s the Japanese Showa period. We restored it to be shave ready and added a rattan wrapping with black Urushi Lacquer. The Kamisori was used and you can see that on the Omote side where the previous owner was honing pieces a bit away to make the sharpening easier. It comes with a Kamisori box that was slightly altered by the previous owner.

Koga Saburo is a famous figure in Japanese folklore

The most balanced size

Start polishing your razor with this  hard stone

Urushi is the sap of the lacquer tree and hardens through moisture

The Kanji / Katakana on the Kamisori read as: レザー打 - reza uchi - hand-forged razor玉鋼 - Tamahagane (the special steel is was made from)登録商標 - touroku shohyo - registered trademark (not readable but common is the organisation in a 2x2 block of Kanjis)◇ - The sign of Satomura which is also hard to recognise

straight razor Kamisori

after you wiped it dry

This 3D-printed Kamisori Guard easily slides over the Kamisori and holds through friction and light pressure

5 cm and the weight 28 g

Please also note: in Japan

using a traditional wrapping technique for Japanese razors

A rare vintage Showa-period kamisori by Eiko・永光