Weasel (stainless bulat)

A folding knife with a blade made of bulat steel (with added chromium) 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 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 noz" company. All stainless bulat steel from Zhbanov is hardened in such a way that the hardness on the cutting edge is 64 and on the butt is 62 HRC. Damascus steel works great for narrow and not very thick blades, such as in this knife, providing them with excellent cutting. Partially concave grind. Liner lock. A thumb stud at the base of the blade for one-handed opening. Wenge wood handle scales. Comes with a leather sheath.

Overall length: 230 mm

Blade length: 104 mm

Blade thickness (max.): 2.4 mm

Blade width (max.): 18 mm

Handle length:122mm

Wooden handle scales.

Brown leather sheath.

Manufacturer: Zbanowa forge, Russian Federation