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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. Tayga is relatively long knife with sabre grind and massive drop lint blade. Wooden handle with a lanyard hole, oiled but not stabilized in vacuum. Black leather sheath.
These knives are handmade pieces, sizes of the same profile blades may slightly differ.
Total length: 280 mm
Blade length: 155 mm
Blade width (max): 30 mm
Blade thickness (max): 3,4 mm
Steel (russian naming system): 95Х18 (57-58 HRC)
Manufacturer: AiR company, Zlatoust, Russian Federation
