Infantryman (stainless bulat)

Chrome-added crucible bulat from the Zhbanov forge. A few words regarding the term "bulat with chrome," which is itself an oxymoron. It is commonly known that historical bulats contained iron and carbon. The only admixture 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, i.e., carbon-based. The problem with carbon bulat 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 dew 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". Knives from the Zhbanov forge, also known as the "Bulatnyj Nozh" company, belong to this category. All stainless bulats from Zbanowa are hardened in such a way that the hardness on the cutting edge is 64 and on the butt is 62 HRC.

"Piechotny" is a medium-sized knife with a handle made of black hornbeam, finished on both sides with a pommel and a bolster made of duralumin. The blade profile is stiletto with a 3/4 length tang ground to a false edge. Concave grind. Leather sheath with a silent closure.

Overall length: 260 mm

Blade length: 142 mm

Blade thickness (max.): 2.4 mm

Blade width (max.): 27 mm

Handle length: 120 mm

Handle made of black hornbeam

Leather sheath with decorative embossing

Manufacturer: Zbanowa workshop, Russian Federation