Smersh 4, russian puuko......

[Marion David Poff]

So,

TK has that article about the Smersh 4.

And I want one.

Any Russian Members that can help with this?

Reputable online dealers?

Private Purchase?

I really do not want to pay retail.

This knife catch anyone else's eye?

 

[Safety Guy]

Yep, I read the article. I kinda liked the Smersh 5 (with the guard), myself. I have no other info, though.

Except, as I recall, "Smersh" is an acronym for "schmert spionam," or "death to spies." It was the name of the Soviet counterspy organization back in the bad old days.

I learned that from James Bond.

Karl

 

[Cosmic Superchunk]

Check out this link:

http://www.spetsnaz.ru:8080/knives_e.html

The have several Russian blades including folders and the Smersh 4 and 5 models.

What really caught my eye is the OSA-4 and the OSA-C folders:

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Javier, thanks for the link! Nice knives.

Transliterated, the lettering reads "komandos"

 

[Marion David Poff]

The other offering are pretty cool.

I especially like the look of that push-dagger. But, since I cannot read cyrillic, I don't know what all gadget functions it serves.

 

[NI200]

here is another one:
http://www.knife.ru/catalog.php3?pTp=4&pMk=30
unfortunately, it doesn't look like we can order any of these outside Russia

 

[HJK]

I like the 5 too, but what does "it's not cold steel" mean? I take it that some "tourist" quality steel is used. That doesn't sound good, whatever that means.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

I think "tourist" refers to the use of the knife, not the steel. We would say camper or backpacker.

Marion, you don't need to read Cyrillic for this http://www.spetsnaz.ru:8080/knives/moskit_e.html

 

[THEAVENGER]

I talked to the importer and they said the knives haven't even left Russia. No price has been set yet. The price will be determined when they actually see the initial shipment in person.
I am sorry if that isn't what you wanted to hear. It wasn't exactly what I wanted to hear either. I have a standing order for any new knives they bring in. Not knowing the price puts us all at a disadvantage.

 

[tknife]

Marion, I saw the same article, and wanted one as well! The company listed with the article is Master Cutlery in NJ, here's their website. They will be carrying them when they arrive here in the US. http://www.mastercutlery.com/

 

[Cliff Stamp]

This looks interesting :

http://www.spetsnaz.ru:8080/knives/img/whitebear.jpg

-Cliff

 

[Marion David Poff]

Guys, thanks for all the great info.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Master Cutlery in NJ http://www.mastercutlery.com/ is a wholesaler only, and most of their inventory to date looks like clones and POS made in Taiwan.

 

[Marion David Poff]

Esav,

Yeah, the importer is not impressing me.

Nor is the price. The TK article quotes ~$130.

 

[Ig]

Guys who can read Russian can find more info about these knives in forums on http://rusknife.4u.ru/ and http://www.knife.ru .