Sobol (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 "Bulat 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.

Sobol is a practical general-purpose knife with a partially concave grind, from the middle of the blade's width. The handle, made of black hornbeam, fits very well in the hand thanks to the successful nickel silver ends - the bolster and pommel provide support for the fingers on both sides. Brown leather sheath with decorative embossing and a "silent" closure.

Overall length: 260 mm

Blade length: 135 mm

Blade thickness (max.):2.4mm

Handle length:125mm

Steel (according to Russian designation): stainless bulat

Leather sheath.

Manufacturer: Zhbanov Forge (Bulat nozh), Russian Federation