Another Russian made A&R Zlatoust knife headed my way... I hope! 🤞

Keep in mind that in Russian, this word does not applies to the ship, this is what they call the actual pirate that rides the ”Corsair” so in fact, the name of the knife is just fancy word for “Pirate” :thumbsup:
 
herisson said:
The Daghestanskyi... It's expected some time in the future. I'm in love with that knife.
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I looked up your future incoming Kizlyar knife, she is definitely a big one! 😊

Dagestani knife - traditional national knife from Dagestan.

Universal working tool, that is used since ancient times on the territory of Dagestan and nearby area.
 

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Congratulations PocketKnifeJimmy, those are really nice knives, especially the Grizzly!
The tangs are plenty strong for normal knife use, they won't fail you.

I second what POCEH KOCEB said about the meaning of the KOPCAP.
In fact his forum name is also written in Cyrillic: it is pronounced 'Rosen Kosev" and he is of Bulgarian descent, if I am not mistaken.
By the way the Cyrillic alphabet was created by the pupils of St. Cyrill and St. Methodius in the 9th Century in Bulgaria, and was later adopted by the Serbs, the Russians and the Romanians, all Eastern Orthodox Christians.

Zlatoust was named after St. John Chrysostom. 'Chrysostomos' means literally 'golden-mouthed' in Greek, translated as 'golden-tongued' in English.
'Zlatoust' is the Slavic translation of the Greek term. The Russian city of Zlatoust where the knife factory is located was allegedly named after a nearby church dedicated to St. John Chrysostom, or Ioan Zlatoust in Church Slavonic, Bulgarian and Russian.
 
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littleknife said:
Congratulations PocketKnifeJimmy, those are really nice knives, especially the Grizzly!
The tangs are plenty strong for normal knife use, they won't fail you.

I second what POCEH KOCEB said about the meaning of the KOPCAP.
In fact his forum name is also written in Cyrillic: it is pronounced 'Rosen Kosev" and he is of Bulgarian descent, if I am not mistaken.
By the way the Cyrillic alphabet was created by the pupils of St. Cyrill and St. Methodius in the 9th Century in Bulgaria, and was later adopted by the Serbs, the Russians and the Romanians, all Eastern Orthodox Christians.

Zlatoust was named after St. John Chrysostom. 'Chrysostomos' means literally 'golden-mouthed' in Greek, translated as 'golden-tongued' in English.
'Zlatoust' is the Slavic translation of the Greek term. The Russian city of Zlatoust where the knife factory is located was allegedly named after a nearby church dedicated to St. John Chrysostom, or Ioan Zlatoust in Church Slavonic, Bulgarian and Russian.
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Thanks for sharing this interesting information 👍

I think the A&R Zlatoust knives add a nice touch to my collection. For me they fit into being traditional made knives, and I prefer that.
There was a video review on youtube that I watched yesterday pertaining to the A&R Zlatoust Corsair (Korsar) knife mentioned above. The reviewer loved everything about the knife, but he only regrets that it is not made out of one of today's super steels. I myself see a traditional styled and made knife as a throwback to a different time. A time when a knife would actually require sharpening more often, and the user of that knife could achieve that easily enough, even using a smooth stone found on the ground. So, no, unless a knife is made and designed as being the latest in state of the art modern knife design, then I see no need for it to be made out of the latest high end steel.

I have been thinking of maybe looking into acquiring a Russian made Nord Crown knife for my collection. Although they are made in St. Petersburg Russia, they are actually a division of the Kizlyar knife firm in Dagestan Russia.
I guess the Nord Crown division is their high end more artistic side of the business. That said, I have seen some pics of artistic Kizlyar of Dagestan knives that were truly works of art as well, so I don't know if there is a ton of difference between their works of art.
Anyhow, it seems like pretty cool stuff 👍
 
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PocketKnifeJimmy said:
I looked up your future incoming Kizlyar knife, she is definitely a big one! 😊

Dagestani knife - traditional national knife from Dagestan.

Universal working tool, that is used since ancient times on the territory of Dagestan and nearby area.
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It seems (as there have been no updates for months) this model may be discontinued. Well, as I have the measurements and the feel for it, I may have it done by one of my favorite custom knife makers. Will let you know !
 
littleknife said:
Congratulations PocketKnifeJimmy, those are really nice knives, especially the Grizzly!
The tangs are plenty strong for normal knife use, they won't fail you.

I second what POCEH KOCEB said about the meaning of the KOPCAP.
In fact his forum name is also written in Cyrillic: it is pronounced 'Rosen Kosev" and he is of Bulgarian descent, if I am not mistaken.
By the way the Cyrillic alphabet was created by the pupils of St. Cyrill and St. Methodius in the 9th Century in Bulgaria, and was later adopted by the Serbs, the Russians and the Romanians, all Eastern Orthodox Christians.

Zlatoust was named after St. John Chrysostom. 'Chrysostomos' means literally 'golden-mouthed' in Greek, translated as 'golden-tongued' in English.
'Zlatoust' is the Slavic translation of the Greek term. The Russian city of Zlatoust where the knife factory is located was allegedly named after a nearby church dedicated to St. John Chrysostom, or Ioan Zlatoust in Church Slavonic, Bulgarian and Russian.
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Very nice explanation L littleknife ! Yes, my nick name is POCEH KOCEB, but only because this is a Bulgarian sounding name, that can be written with Latin alphabet (caps). Otherwise my name is Jordan, just as it said in my sig line. :cool::thumbsup:
 
I own a few Russian made fb's and frankly they are very well made. One of the sharpest knives I own is a damascus hunting knife/s.d. knife with a slightly recurved blade. Has a Ibex for a makers mark but every Russian vendor I talked to didn't recognize the mark so they assumed it was from a very small maker in the Zloust region of Russian. Don't know if I have the spelling correct on that region though. stay safe
 
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