Mexican (stainless bulat)

A bulat steel blade with chromium added, 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 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 steel". This category includes knives from the Zhbanov forge, also known as the "Bulat Nozh" company. All stainless bulat steel blades from Zhbanov are hardened in such a way that the hardness on the cutting edge is 64 and on the butt 62 HRC.

"Mexican" has a narrow, sharply pointed blade, with a thumb stud for one-handed opening at the base of the blade. On one side of the blade, under the handle, the inscription "Булат" and the manufacturer's logo.Full concave grind. The blade profile, especially the sharp point of the tang and generally the sharpness of the damascus steel, make it a very "sharp" knife - careless handling can easily lead to cuts. Handle scales made of wenge wood. Liner lock mechanism. Sold complete with a leather sheath.

Overall length: 235 mm

Blade length: 105 mm

Blade thickness (max.): 2 mm

Blade width: 15 mm

Handle length:130mm

Wooden handle scales.

Manufacturer: Zbanow forge, Russian Federation