Nice razor. Those look like Kirinite scales like those on my H. Diamond.I have one, in a ds cosmetic brush you can see it in. The photo below. Imo it's a great knot and replicates a badger knot more than anything I've tried it's soft but has that light scrub like a badger , it also seems to absorb water it's prob my favorite knot in the line up I have. I liked it so much I ordered another from alie express to replace the knot in my phantom aerolite withView attachment 1689096
Well, my Japanese H. Diamond was made no later than the early 1970’s I think.It's one hell of a shaver , good ole yasuki steel you can never go wrong there imo. They may be I have a feeling given its age it's prob celluloid. Kirinite is a fairly new development right?
What knot size did you get?I guess I can revive this thread a bit instead of a new one.
I got the Dscosmetics G7. Mind you, I'm not a synthetics guy, I don't like plastics on my face and always fear that microplastics will enter my skin. The only synth I have is the Simpson's T2 so I have no other brush to compare it to.
First off, the brush is less springy and I like the longer handle. It is soft, it's not as soft as my Vielong horse, but it's quite soft and it has a comfortable backbone. It splays without much hassle. I used it with my Palmolive cream and I must say that it created a lather that I have not been able to create with my boars, horse or T2. The lather was very slick and creamy with the amount of residual slickness I have never experienced from this cream.
So long story short, I recommend this brush. I got it for only 10 euros from Aliexpress, it's really really good.