I've just acquired this lovely vintage Iwasaki but it has markings that I've not seen on an Iwasaki blade before:
Thanks to [MENTION=34276]Kentos[/MENTION] for translating the kanji whic simply say "Carbon Steel" rather than the more familiar "Tamahagane"
So is this one of Shigeyoshi-san's early metallurgical experiments?
It came with a wrapper but I don't know if it's related to the razor in any way:
Oh and guess what? It took an amazing edge...
Thanks to [MENTION=34276]Kentos[/MENTION] for translating the kanji whic simply say "Carbon Steel" rather than the more familiar "Tamahagane"
So is this one of Shigeyoshi-san's early metallurgical experiments?
It came with a wrapper but I don't know if it's related to the razor in any way:
Oh and guess what? It took an amazing edge...