Rare Teramasa・寺正・Tamahagane Kamisori・Restored Vintage Japanese Straight Razor・ Backside Engraved ・Rattan Handle Wrapping・Handmade Hinoki BoxVintage Teramasa Tamahagane Steel, straight razor (Kamisori)! Directly imported from Japan and restored by us to a hair popping quality and sharpness. With Specially made Hinoki Wood Box. The razor was made in the Showa period, approximately in the 1950s.

We highly recommend to put a thin layer of protective oil after each use on your razor

you can choose to use the narrower or wider slot of the Guard

On the lid it shows an ukiyo-e engraving of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi`s "Suffering from pain courtesan of the period" out of the series "32 feminine faces of everyday life" from 1888

Bluing forms a thin layer of magnetite (Fe3O4) on top of the iron

After Bluing we have attached a brand Rattan handle wrapping

The Kanji / Katakana read as: 講師用 ・Kyoshi-yo・for teachers/instructors ピッカー・Pikka・the maker brand特級・ Tokkyū・high grade

New Old Stock

beautiful to look at

crafted with the utmost care and precision

After bluing we have attached a new leather handle wrapping with a red linnen inlay

encased in two layers of soft iron using the San Mai (three-layer) technique

It comes together with it`s original box and wrapping and one of our Handmade Hinoki Boxes