As soon as I saw this knife I knew I wanted it.
It ticks so many boxes. Stainless damascus which is a lot more subtle and more wootz looking than normal carbon damascus and also very rare and quite hard to work with.
This is the only one like it in north America. These are the Rosarms site photos but my exact knife because it is the only one. They won't be bringing any more of these in either. They are just for the Russian market and the logo is even in cyrillic.
I have also wanted a birch bark handled knife for a long time and they are a very cool material. It is much lighter than the leather stacked handles with more grip even when wet. I can see why it is popular with the Finns and Russians. It works really well for the knife manipulation excersises I have been doing from James Keatings "Riddle of the Steel' vids on you tube.
I also really like the single edged blade with the symmetrical spear point ,one of my favourite designs for a knife this size and one we don't see enough. It is useful as both a weapon and a tool.
I have mixed feelings about the false edge on the top. On the standard stainless 110X18m blade it is serrated and the knife used by the Russian version of the SAR's but I think if they were not going to have the serrations
and I am glad they didn't as it would not suit the knife ,they should have left the back of the blade full width like it is in the front.
It is a great blade size at exactly 6 inches and feels very fast in the hand.
One thing I absolutly LOVE about the knife is the sheath.
I am a huge proponent of frogs and pocket clips on fixed blade sheaths and this knife has both
It is also very well made.
The use of studs rather than snaps is a great idea as well.
There are a few visible flaws on one side of the blade where it looks like a booger but I don't mind at all. It reminds me that it was forged by hand from steel that is not supposed to be able to be forged and ads real character
It carries much better than most knives that size because of the very light weight handle and the good sheath although the handle is a bit thick to
conceal well. Balance point is right at the choil/logo.
I intend to use this knife although not like the normal Rescuers/ EMERCON knives get used as an entry tool so we will see how the edge retention is.
What was really impressive about this knife is the price. Rosarms are a pretty good deal because of how cheap good Russian craftsmen work but with shipping ,exchange ,duty etc it was a tiny bit over 200$
Pretty damn good for what is basically a 1 off stainless damascus custom from Russia No I am not selling it
If you don't want me to use your photos, Kankler just let me know and I will take my own but they are terrible? I took a few with some of the stainless Rosarms I have and the damascus one just looked dirty.
It ticks so many boxes. Stainless damascus which is a lot more subtle and more wootz looking than normal carbon damascus and also very rare and quite hard to work with.
This is the only one like it in north America. These are the Rosarms site photos but my exact knife because it is the only one. They won't be bringing any more of these in either. They are just for the Russian market and the logo is even in cyrillic.
I have also wanted a birch bark handled knife for a long time and they are a very cool material. It is much lighter than the leather stacked handles with more grip even when wet. I can see why it is popular with the Finns and Russians. It works really well for the knife manipulation excersises I have been doing from James Keatings "Riddle of the Steel' vids on you tube.
I also really like the single edged blade with the symmetrical spear point ,one of my favourite designs for a knife this size and one we don't see enough. It is useful as both a weapon and a tool.
I have mixed feelings about the false edge on the top. On the standard stainless 110X18m blade it is serrated and the knife used by the Russian version of the SAR's but I think if they were not going to have the serrations
and I am glad they didn't as it would not suit the knife ,they should have left the back of the blade full width like it is in the front.
It is a great blade size at exactly 6 inches and feels very fast in the hand.
One thing I absolutly LOVE about the knife is the sheath.
I am a huge proponent of frogs and pocket clips on fixed blade sheaths and this knife has both
It is also very well made.The use of studs rather than snaps is a great idea as well.
There are a few visible flaws on one side of the blade where it looks like a booger but I don't mind at all. It reminds me that it was forged by hand from steel that is not supposed to be able to be forged and ads real character
It carries much better than most knives that size because of the very light weight handle and the good sheath although the handle is a bit thick to
conceal well. Balance point is right at the choil/logo.
I intend to use this knife although not like the normal Rescuers/ EMERCON knives get used as an entry tool so we will see how the edge retention is.
What was really impressive about this knife is the price. Rosarms are a pretty good deal because of how cheap good Russian craftsmen work but with shipping ,exchange ,duty etc it was a tiny bit over 200$
Pretty damn good for what is basically a 1 off stainless damascus custom from Russia No I am not selling it
If you don't want me to use your photos, Kankler just let me know and I will take my own but they are terrible? I took a few with some of the stainless Rosarms I have and the damascus one just looked dirty.
