Tenkaichi 天下一 Real Tamahagane Kamisori, Restored Vintage Japanese Straight Razor, Handmade Sugi Box

Vintage Tenkaichi Tamahagane Steel, straight razor (Kamisori). Directly
imported from Japan and restored by us to a hair-popping quality and sharpness.
With huge fully engraved sugi wood box.

The razor was made in the Showa period,
approximately in the 1950s. It has a length of 14.6 cm, width of 1.5 cm, length
of cutting edge of 4.8 cm and a weight of 23.0 g.
A medium sized kamisori with a light weight.

Similar to the traditional Samurai sword, this Kamisori was hand
forged out of 2 layers, the cutting part is made of high carbon steel and the
supporting layer of Iron.What is so special about this Kamisori is, that the
steel is real Tamahagane. Tamahagane is the traditional steel produced in Japan
for centuries. As Japan has no big resources of iron ore, the steel is produced
out of iron sand in a several day long process by hand. It was the main source
for all Samurai Swords.
The steel layer is brittle and hard, while the Iron gives
the right flexibility. Both layers are not stainless, so always keep your razor
dry after your shave and protect it with a thin layer of oil.
Why is this blade not stainless? Stainless blades are made of an alloy that will prevent it from
staining, but also will make it less hard.High carbon steels, like the cutting
layer of this Kamisori, have a much higher hardness and will keep their smooth
shaving quality for much longer before having to sharpen them again, Especially
this Tamahagane layer!
The Razor Handle is partially blued by us, to protect it from rusting. Bluing is similar to the protective coat which the razor had after being quenched in the time it has been made. Bluing forms a thin layer of
magnetite (Fe3O4) on top of the iron.
After the blueing we have attached a brand
new leather wrapping with an underlying layer of red linnen.

The Kanji /Katakana on the Kamisori read as:
on the right: 玉鋼別打 ・ Tamahagane Betsu uchi ・made of Tamahagane
in the middle:
特級 - tokkyu - special grade
below:
特級 ・ tokkyu・ special grade
登録商標 ・ toroku shohyo ・ Registered Trademark
天下一 ・ Tenkaichi ・(themaker brand)

The blade comes wrapped in red linnen in a Handmade
Wooden Box. for the transport it comes with a 3d printed blade guard, which is
not on the pictures, the guard is a free add-on.
The box is handcrafted out of Sugi Wood also known as Japanese Cedar and has place for 2 more Kamisori or small things you would like to store with this awesome Kamisori.

Engraved on the lid is an Ukiyo-e woodblock print of Kuniyoshi`s - "Kidomaru" from around 1840.
Kidomaru is a famous Oni (a demon like creature) from Japanese folk tales.
This Kamisori is fully disinfected, honed and shave ready.Also note, in Japan,
Kamisori are not only used to remove mens beards, they are also commonly used to
remove fine facial hair also of women.
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding this wonderful Kamisori. We are happy to assist you.
We highly recommend to put a thin layer of protective oil after each use on your
razor, after you wiped it dry. please have a look on our "Kamisori Care Oil" in
our shop.