"Katran"
Knives of series "Katran" differ in type of blade and a material of the handle. Depending on modification, they are used as an underwater knife, a fighting knife or a knife of a survival.
The handle of a knife has bilateral guard and steel tang. Materials of the handles are a type-setting leather, rubber or craton .
"Katran-1" is an underwater fighting knife with one-and-half sharpened blade and a wavy saw. A hook for fishing net cutting and partly serrated edge are placed at the root of blade. Plastic sheath have the belts for fastening on a leg. Black chromium coating.
"Katran-1-C" is an overland variant of underwater knife. Material of blade is steel 50Cr14MoVa. Anti-glare processing.
Type-setting leather handle. Leather sheath with the plastic loose leaf.
"Katran-2" is a hunting knife. One-and-a-half side of blade counter is edged. The rest part of butt is edged under the angle that is convenient to chopping. Anti-glare processing.Type-setting leather handle. Leather sheath.
"Katran-3" is a fighting knife. Saw for metal is made on a butt of blade. Anti-glare processing. There is a variant with a camouflage coating of steel parts.Type-setting leather handle. Leather sheath.
Characteristics of a knife:
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Total length, mm - 300
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Length of blade, mm - 180
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The greatest width of blade, mm - 35
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Thickness of a butt, mm - 6
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Length of handle, mm - 135
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Width of handle, mm - 36
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Thickness of handle, mm - 25
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Hardness of blade, HRC - 52-56
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Material of blade, steel: 50Cr14MoVa, 70Cr16MoVaSi (patent RU236957C1) for overland knife, steel: 95Cr18 for underwater knife.