Ever New pitons were first made in the 1970s in Tokyo Japan

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Comparison between a Ever New Wafer Vertical piton and a Yokohama Wafer Vertical piton. They seem to be exact except for the manufacturer markings. I wonder if there was one company in Japan that was creating the pitons for many of the different climbing companies.

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Ever New piton auction lot shown on eBay 

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Ever New Rurp shown in a auction on eBay

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