For sale are custom knives made by a famous Russian blacksmith Andrey Biryukov.
1 and 2. Two CPM 15V knives feature a 5.5" long blade in a CPM 15V steel at 63 HRC, polished stonewashed/semi-mirror blade finish, stabilized hornbeam handle, thick vegetable tanned leather sheath with the craftsman's stamp for one knife, and Azwelke's red kydex with TekLock for another.
Andrey's similar knife with the same heat treatment won Russian national rope cutting contest held in February 2014, coming on top of competitors made in CPM REX 121 and Vanadis 10.
Below are the links to a rope cutting test of the same knife - 3 one-hour-long parts - the knife made over 10,000 cuts before it dulled:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfRnOO3Z-K0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V2uShnPdzM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYAg5hAaATc
3. The knife made in Bohler's Vancron 40 steel at 64 HRC, 4.5" blade, polished blade with anti-corrosive chromium coating, stabilized hornbeam handle, high quality leather + simple kydex sheaths.
Vancron 40 is an amazing nitrided powder tool steel. Below are the links to a cutting test of a similar knife - over 8000 cuts!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcgqHMKeszc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DtMsUnmAaE
All 3 knives are brand new, never used, never sharpened.
Prices - $380 for each CPM 15V knife and $270 for the Vancron 40 one. All prices include paypal fees and CONUS shipping.
Please PM with any questions.
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1 and 2. Two CPM 15V knives feature a 5.5" long blade in a CPM 15V steel at 63 HRC, polished stonewashed/semi-mirror blade finish, stabilized hornbeam handle, thick vegetable tanned leather sheath with the craftsman's stamp for one knife, and Azwelke's red kydex with TekLock for another.
Andrey's similar knife with the same heat treatment won Russian national rope cutting contest held in February 2014, coming on top of competitors made in CPM REX 121 and Vanadis 10.
Below are the links to a rope cutting test of the same knife - 3 one-hour-long parts - the knife made over 10,000 cuts before it dulled:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfRnOO3Z-K0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V2uShnPdzM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYAg5hAaATc
3. The knife made in Bohler's Vancron 40 steel at 64 HRC, 4.5" blade, polished blade with anti-corrosive chromium coating, stabilized hornbeam handle, high quality leather + simple kydex sheaths.
Vancron 40 is an amazing nitrided powder tool steel. Below are the links to a cutting test of a similar knife - over 8000 cuts!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcgqHMKeszc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DtMsUnmAaE
All 3 knives are brand new, never used, never sharpened.
Prices - $380 for each CPM 15V knife and $270 for the Vancron 40 one. All prices include paypal fees and CONUS shipping.
Please PM with any questions.
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