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Well, there was this particular A&R Zlatoust knife that I wanted to get for a couple years now, that being their 'Grizzly' model. But, the USA vendor that I normally deal with to get my Russian made knives, (my Kizlyar and A&R Zlatoust knives), seems to have had difficulty in getting them restocked. I had placed it on my wish list on their website, but two years later, still nothing.
Last night I perused the internet for quite a while in search of a substitute vendor for my getting this model.
I did find a vendor that had them in stock, but the vendor is located in Finland!
But, with my purchasing the knife and a new leatherman tool, their shipping to the USA came out to be free. So, that's what I did, I placed the order.
The pic I have here was found on the internet, and although it's the same Grizzly model knife that I placed the order for, mine will be the walnut handle, rather than the black wood handle shown in the pic.
It's specs has the blade being at about 8 3/4" and being about 5mm thick. The Russian stainless steel used for the blade is one that's said to roughly be the equivalent of 440C, but has a tad bit of titanium added to it, (0.20%), but I have no idea how that would add or detract from the performance of the steel. It's pommel and guard made of a polished aluminum, a leather sheath, and if it's anything like my other two Zlatoust knives, it will likely come with a black padded nylon case to complete the package.
It seems to basically be an A&R Zlatoust rendition of a Bowie knife. The blade shape, at least in my opinion, reminds me a bit of what one would see with a Fisk Bowie.
Because it has a guard, and because the blade's thickness reaches a certain level, it is classified in Russia as a "cold weapon", and thus it will have a serial number, (most of my Russian knives fall into this category). Such knives are supposedly heavily restricted in Russia for civilian ownership.
I am not thrilled about it coming in from such a long distance as Finland, but if I wanted it, I was going to have to seek it out from less than my usual sources.
The vendor does seem to have decent online customer reviews, at least the few I randomly found and read, and... they claim to use a fairly quick UPS delivery service, so maybe I'll get the package within a week or so
I do wonder if these Russian made A&R Zlatoust knives will remain being pretty much off of American's radar screens.
While Russian made Kizlyar brand knives are also pretty much off of American's radars, the A&R Zlatoust knives are even more scarce.
I believe I now have 23 Russian made fixed blades in my collection.
Last night I perused the internet for quite a while in search of a substitute vendor for my getting this model.
I did find a vendor that had them in stock, but the vendor is located in Finland!
But, with my purchasing the knife and a new leatherman tool, their shipping to the USA came out to be free. So, that's what I did, I placed the order.
The pic I have here was found on the internet, and although it's the same Grizzly model knife that I placed the order for, mine will be the walnut handle, rather than the black wood handle shown in the pic.
It's specs has the blade being at about 8 3/4" and being about 5mm thick. The Russian stainless steel used for the blade is one that's said to roughly be the equivalent of 440C, but has a tad bit of titanium added to it, (0.20%), but I have no idea how that would add or detract from the performance of the steel. It's pommel and guard made of a polished aluminum, a leather sheath, and if it's anything like my other two Zlatoust knives, it will likely come with a black padded nylon case to complete the package.
It seems to basically be an A&R Zlatoust rendition of a Bowie knife. The blade shape, at least in my opinion, reminds me a bit of what one would see with a Fisk Bowie.
Because it has a guard, and because the blade's thickness reaches a certain level, it is classified in Russia as a "cold weapon", and thus it will have a serial number, (most of my Russian knives fall into this category). Such knives are supposedly heavily restricted in Russia for civilian ownership.
I am not thrilled about it coming in from such a long distance as Finland, but if I wanted it, I was going to have to seek it out from less than my usual sources.
The vendor does seem to have decent online customer reviews, at least the few I randomly found and read, and... they claim to use a fairly quick UPS delivery service, so maybe I'll get the package within a week or so
I do wonder if these Russian made A&R Zlatoust knives will remain being pretty much off of American's radar screens.
While Russian made Kizlyar brand knives are also pretty much off of American's radars, the A&R Zlatoust knives are even more scarce.
I believe I now have 23 Russian made fixed blades in my collection.
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