Awangard (stainless bulat)

A folding knife with a blade made of bulat steel (with added chromium) from the Zhbanov forge. A few words regarding the term "bulat steel with chromium," which in itself is an oxymoron. It is commonly known that historical bulat steel contained iron and carbon. The only admixture revealed in historical products on a larger scale was phosphorus (up to 0.15%). Modern Russian manufacturers try to produce knives from a material as close as possible to historical bulat steel, i.e., carbon steel. The problem with carbon bulat steel is that it is corrosive, and the customer may get upset if they find pitting on a knife worth tens of thousands of rubles from a few drops of water that they didn't wipe off the previous day. Therefore, Russian blacksmiths sometimes add chromium to the alloy, and what is created is called "stainless bulat steel." This category includes knives from the Zhbanov forge, also known as the "Bulat noz" company. All stainless bulat steel from Zhbanov is hardened in such a way that the hardness on the cutting edge is 64 and on the butt is 62 HRC. The blade is quite wide, with a dagger-like profile, with a wavy cutting edge. At the base of the blade, there is a thumb stud for one-handed opening. The handle scales are made of wenge wood. At the end of the handle, there is a glass breaker. Liner lock mechanism. It is sold complete with a leather sheath.

Total length: 230 mm

Blade length: 97 mm

Blade thickness (max.): 4.3 mm

Blade width: 28 mm

Handle length:123mm

Handle scales made of red padauk wood

Brown leather sheath.

Manufacturer: Zhbanov forge, Russian Federation