Anchar (handle with metal castings)
Description
A knife with a birch bark handle. The bark rings are threaded onto the tang and compressed between two decorative metal castings – a guard and a pommel. The pommel casting has a loop for attaching a lanyard or a wrist strap. The Anchar has a long, narrow, and, for a damascus blade, quite thick blade in the style of old Russian boot knives.
Overall length: 283 mm
Blade length: 163 mm
Blade thickness (max): 4.1 mm
Blade width: 26.5 mm
Handle length: 120 mm
Handle: Birch bark
Sheath: Brown leather with a decorative embossed pattern
Manufacturer: IP Semina, Russian Federation