Doe full tang (stainless bulat)

A bulat steel knife with chromium added 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, made in a full tang scheme, obviously has a simpler handle than its version with a partial tang. The blade profile remains unchanged. Tang scales made of wenge (wood is not stabilized). At the base of the blade, the handle is finished with a duralumin bolster. I would like to point out the rather small handle (length 10.5 cm), more suitable for a small hand.

Overall length: 260 mm

Blade length: 155 mm

Blade thickness (max.): 3.8 mm

Handle length: 105 mm

Steel (according to Russian designation): Damascus steel with chromium added

Leather sheath.

Manufacturer: Zhbanov Forge (Bulatnyj noz), Russian Federation