Vintage Iwasaki Tamahagane Western Staright Razor - restored
Made from special fine grained tamahhagane steel - developped by Dr. Kosuke Iwasaki
Hardness ca. 64 - 65 HRC
Blade length 70 mm
Width 4/8
Grind: quarter hollow
㊂ 岩崎 Iwasaki
Serial number 一五六◯・八 1560.8, means razor no. 8 from batch 1560
玉鋼 Tamahagane
The razor was heavily worn out before restauration with an original width of 11/16.
The razor is shave ready with fascinating keeness.
Fabricated approx. in the 1970's from Shigeyoshi Iwasaki
