Kikuboshi・菊星・Western Style Vintage Japanese Razor - asymmetrical grindbeautiful western style Japanese razor by Kikuboshi which means Chrysanthemum Star in Japanese., When you see the logo you surely will understand. Produced in the 1960s 70s The blade was resharpened and stropped by us to cut like the day it as produced. The razor is in very good shape. We do not high gloss polish the blades during restoration as this will destroy the vintage look of this old masterpiece entirely. Some spots remain where we removed

Each Kamisori comes with a bare handle -  showing the blackened surface from the quenching process — a natural grip and a mark of fire

but we have compared it to other Tamahagane razors and the set of Kanjis and arrangement of words is exactly the same

Satomura 里村 Tamahagane Steel

the mirror inside has some spots

after you wiped it dry

The factory has been making these knives for over 100 years

using linen and urushi lacquer (additional fee applies)

A vintage Meiji - period kamisori crafted by Matsubara (松原)

The Kamisori comes with a traditional Japanese Paulownia Box

approximately in the 1930s/40s

this Kamisori was hand forged out of 2 layers

A Medium sized Kamisori with a very long cutting edge - nothing for beginners