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Briefly about pchaks (or pichaks, or pichoqs)
Briefly about Soviet knives.
Briefly about Russian knives.
XB5 (Russian naming system, written in latin would be HW5) is Russian alloyed tool steel with no direct analogue in the West.
A practical pocket blade with a single, narrow blade in a leather case.
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€120.00
A hunting knife made of very hard steel called Almazka.
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Hunting knife from Zhbanov forge with a finger-grooved handle.
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€170.00
Hunting knife made of "almazka steel".
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€165.00
A medium-sized hunting knife made of Almazka steel with a stabilized birch handle.
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Knife made ofdiamond steelwith a handle made of stabilized Karelian birch
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€150.00
Hunting knife made of "almazka steel".
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€162.50
Hunting knife made of Diamond steel with a walnut burl handle.
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A knife with a diamond steelblade with a vostok(rus. east) profile and a carved handle made of black hornbeam.
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€212.50
A small hunting knife made of very hard steel called Almazka with a walnut handle.
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XB5 (Russian naming system, written in latin would be HW5) is Russian alloyed tool steel with no direct analogue in the West. Nicknamed almazka (almaz is the Russian for diamond), was used for manufacturing diamond cutting equipment. Excellent hardness, very good edge retention make it preferable choice for hunting knives, but not survival knives – XB5 lacks toughness necessary for chopping. The dotlike pattern visible on the blade is characteristic for almazka. XB5 is not resistant to corrosion.
