Glukhar-Cobral (stainless bulat)

A bulat steel with chromium addition from the Zhbanov forge. A few words about 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 additive revealed in historical products on a larger scale was phosphorus (up to 0.15%). Contemporary 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 several 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 "Bulatny nozh" company. All stainless damascus steels from Zhbanov are hardened in such a way that the hardness on the cutting edge is 64 and on the tang 62 HRC.

Glukhar-Cobra stands out among other Zhbanov bulats with its decorative handle made of black hornbeam, covered with a hand-carved pattern resembling snake skin (and significantly "inflating" the price). The handle is finished on both sides with melchior castings. At the base of the blade, the casting is made in the form of an open snake's mouth. The sheath is leather, brown, with decorative embossing and a "silent" fastener.

Total length: 260 mm

Blade length: 130 mm

Blade thickness (max.):2.4mm

Handle length:130mm

Steel (according to Russian designation): bulat with chromium added

Leather sheath.

Manufacturer: Zhbanov Forge (Bulat nozh), Russian Federation