Knife is made on Zlatoust Special Arm Steel Factory (ЗЗОСС), South Ural, Russia.
Zlatoust is very famous place for its blacksmiths and high quality steel production including damask. Zlatoust products are well-known all around the world not only because of steel production, but also because of its craftsmen and old traditions.
Zlatoust Special Arm Steel Factory (ЗЗОСС) is not only the place where knifes are assembled, this is a real factory which produces and forges steels using 200 years traditions.

Blade: Н69 shape, forged У10А-7ХНМ ferrous damask steel.

У10А-7ХНМ: Middle-carbon low-alloyed composite ferrous damask steel is produced using unique patented technology of welding and smithery of У10А and 7ХНМ instrumental steels. The final product consists of more than 150 layers.

У10А analogs: G51320, T72301, W110, W5 (USA); 1.1545, C105W1, C105W2 (Germany); SK3, SK4 (Japan); C105E2U (France); BW1B (UK); C100KU (Italy); C102, F.515, F.51665G (Spain); T10A (China); 1880 (Sweden); C105U, U10A, U11A (Bulgaria); S101, S102, S111 (Hungary); N10E, N11, N11E (Poland) OSC10 (Romania); BOHLERK990 (Austria).

Handle material: Stabilized Birch.
Guard and Back Plate material: Gold Plated Brass.
Sheath material: Genuine Leather.
Technology: Carving, Engraving, Etching, Gilding.

Gross weight: 305g
Net weight: 235g
Blade length: 160mm

Good Balanced.