Falcon (9XC steel)

Hand-forged knife made of 9XC tool steel. This steel is used to manufacture metalworking tools such as drills and milling cutters. 9XC is a Russian designation. The number 9 means that the steel contains 0.9% carbon. The letters (obviously in the Cyrillic alphabet) "X" and "C" denote chromium (Cr) and silicon (Si) respectively, of which there is no less than 1.5%. Knives and axes made of this steel appeared on the Russian market relatively recently. These are always forged products; they are not produced by stamping or rolling. To emphasize this, manufacturers almost always leave forging marks on the blades. Knives are hardened to 60-62 HRC, axes to 55-57 HRC.

The Sokol has a wide, medium-length drop point blade. The upper half of the blade is unpolished; the grind line begins at a distance of 17 to 10 mm from the cutting edge. The wooden handle is finished on both sides with nickel silver castings. The metal handle head has a loop allowing you to attach a lanyard or wrist strap. Finnish-type sheath, push-in, made of brown leather, with decorative embossing.

Overall length: 240 mm

Blade length: 120 mm

Blade thickness (max.): 5 mm

Blade width: 36 mm

Handle length:117mm

Wooden handle

Brown leather sheath with embossed decorative pattern

Manufacturer: IP Semina company, Russian Federation