Irbis (textolite)
Description
AiR company from Zlatoust in Ural region is one of the oldest manufacturers in this city, where Pavel Anosov experimented with bulat and damascus-type steels in the first half of XIX century. Irbis is a heavy duty full tang knife, tang covered by textolite. Black leather sheath.
These knives are handmade pieces, sizes of the same profile blades may slightly differ.
Total length: 283 mm
Blade length: 163 mm
Blade width (max): 40 mm
Blade thickness (max): 6 mm
Steel (russian naming system): 50X14МФ (56-57 HRC)
Manufacturer: AiR company, Zlatoust, Russian Federation