Sudak (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.

"Sudak" is a medium-sized knife with a drop-point blade with a straight line decline. On the bolster, a 5 cm section is ground to a false edge. The handle is made of black hornbeam and finished on both sides with duralumin castings - a pommel and a butt cap. Partially concave grind. Leather sheath with a silent closure.

Overall length: 272 mm

Blade length: 150 mm

Blade thickness (max.): 2.4 mm

Blade width (max.): 29 mm

Handle length: 122 mm

Handle made of black hornbeam

Leather sheath, with decorative embossing

Manufacturer: Zhbanov workshop, Russian Federation