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Briefly about pchaks (or pichaks, or pichoqs)
Briefly about Soviet knives.
Briefly about Russian knives.
1095 is an American high-carbon industrial steel. Tough, chip-resistant and easy to sharpen.
1095 is an American high-carbon industrial steel with a very simple chemical composition: 0.9% to 1.0% carbon, with 0.30-0.50% manganese as an alloying element. It's a long-produced steel that is tough, chip-resistant, relatively wear-resistant, and easy to sharpen. A professional heat treatment can turn this steel into an excellent blade, although it requires proper care from the owner—1095 is prone to corrosion.
