Dolphin

A folding knife with a blade made of stainless 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.

Handle scales made of wenge wood. Massive front bolster. Aggressive drop-point blade with a straight drop towards the tip. Liner lock. At the base of the blade there is a hole that (theoretically) allows you to open the knife with one hand, using your thumb. However, I would advise against this, because the Delfin is not on bearings, it opens quite heavily and the lock may not engage correctly. Sold without a sheath.

Overall length: 215 mm

Blade length: 88 mm

Blade thickness (max.): 2.8 mm

Blade width (max.): 31 mm

Handle length: 130 mm

Handle scales made of wenge wood

Manufacturer: Zhbanov forge, Russian Federation