Boar (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 pocketknife has a relatively short single blade with a thumb rest on the bolster. This, and the curvature of the blade at the end of the knife, makes it well-suited for skinning. On one side of the blade, under the handle, the inscription "Булат" and the manufacturer's logo.At the end of the handle there is a triangular hole allowing for the attachment of a lanyard or wrist loop. Back lock type locking mechanism. The pocketknife is sold without a sheath.

Overall length: 210 mm

Blade length: 90 mm

Blade thickness (max.): 3 mm

Blade width: 35 mm

Handle length:120mm

Rubber handle scales.

The pocketknife is sold without a sheath.

Manufacturer: Zhbanov forge, Russian Federation