If you ask a novice knife collector what knife brands he knows, then most likely we will hear in response the names of popular European and American brands. A person who has recently begun to be interested in knives first of all learns about foreign manufacturers and only then does the special world of Russian-made knives begin to open up to him.

We have collected Russian knives in one section, dividing them by production region. When you begin to take a partial interest in the issue, you find out that in Russia there are several knife capitals and each region has its own traditions.

In this short article we will talk about the main Russian manufacturers of knife products.

• Kizlyar knives. Dagestan blacksmiths have long been known for their skill in creating bladed weapons. During the Soviet years, this tradition was partially lost, but in the late 90s, in the small town of Kizlyar, two companies appeared at once, which to this day are fighting each other for the right to call their products “Kizlyar knife.” The LLC PP Kizlyar company specializes in the production of universal working, national and tactical knives. The Kizlyar Supreme company focuses on the production of tactical knives, taking into account the latest trends in knife fashion. The company produces fixed blade knives and folding knives.
• Vorsma knives. The Nizhny Novgorod region and towns located in the middle reaches of the Oka River have traditionally been engaged in the knife trade. Companies located in Vorsma specialize in creating classic hunting knives in the Russian style. As a rule, these are knives with mounted handles, equipped with cast frames and pommels. Among them I would like to highlight Zavyalov’s Forge and Marychev’s folding knives.
• Knives Zlatoust. This small Ural town can be called the birthplace of Russian damask steel. It was here, in the 19th century, that the secret of smelting especially strong damask steel was restored. The honor of this discovery belongs to the Russian engineer Pyotr Anosov. The undoubted leader among manufacturers in this region is the AIR company, which produces tourist and hunting knives from traditional materials.
• Pavlovo knives. Modern knife production in this quiet and cozy town is represented by the companies “Yasny Sokol” and “Pavlovskie Knives”. The first specializes in creating universal knives using all-metal technology. The second produces traditional knives with mounted blades.
• Knives Starominsk. This region appeared on the knife map of Russia relatively recently. He gained his fame thanks to the family business of the Sander brothers, who decided to produce designer knives in ethnic style. And we must admit that the Sander brand succeeded. The knives have a unique and memorable appearance and charisma.
• Knives Ryazan. This region also recently appeared on the knife map of our Motherland. Thanks to enthusiasts from the Owl Knife company, we have the opportunity to purchase knives in ethnic style, but made from modern high-tech materials.
• Knives Volgograd. The lower Volga is a territory that was under the jurisdiction of the ataman of the Don Cossack army. The traditions of that time are still alive here. Thanks to craftsmen from this region, we have the opportunity to purchase elements of Cossack life: checkers, daggers and statutory whips.
• Knives Omsk. The Siberian Blade company, which is located in this small town, specializes in creating accurate historical copies of combat knives of the first half of the 20th century. At the same time, all knives are fully working and can be used to solve household problems.
• Knives Khanty-Mansiysk. The MANSI-ERA brand produces authentic knives of the peoples of the North. The knives fully correspond to historical prototypes: scale on the blade, birch bark sheath and birch burl handle.

Various types of knives have long been helping people in their work activities. They are involved in both manual work and automatic mechanisms.

The technologies for manufacturing such instruments have now stepped forward with an iron foot. And the demand for such things is constantly growing. Therefore, many aspiring entrepreneurs direct their enthusiasm into this area of ​​activity.

Technical equipment for production

Equipment for the production of knives are complex mechanisms that are controlled using computer technology. The MF 223 machine is often used for work. To organize a production where all parts will be made independently, you will need several conveyor lines.

Each will be responsible for one specific detail. Manual labor will only be needed to supply the workpieces and control the quality of the output. Therefore, the bulk of investments will be in machines. Otherwise, production will look like a small workshop that produces single copies.

Types of products

You need to decide on the range of products in advance. This is done based on market analysis and identifying demand for specific types of knife blades. Each knife production line will have its own template according to which the workpiece is processed. Since the geometric shape of the knives is different, each conveyor will be responsible for one type of knives. The number of such lines will depend on the range of products produced.

Knife handles

In parallel with the department where equipment for the production of knives operates, there will be a workshop for the preparation of handles. Handles are installed after heat treatment. This should involve robotic manipulators that ensure factory quality. Depending on the material and shape of the handle, the line is configured for different operations. The choice of handles should be given special attention. Potential buyers first look at this element. It should be made of high-quality plastic, rubber or wood.

Operation of a knife production machine

In order for the machine to work, you need a template that will be used to copy the shape of the future knife. It is made manually or on special CNC machines. In order for a machine for the production of knives to work for a long time and produce high-quality workpieces, templates should be made of hard alloys.

Based on economic calculations, a decision needs to be made. Either the entire line will be fully automated, or specialists will be hired to operate semi-automatic machines. For the latter case, the master who operates the machine should have access to sharpening at different angles and special cutters for complex profiling.

Materials for the production of knives and requirements for them

With a large number of types of knives, steel with different properties is required. For example, a typical kitchen appliance requires a material with a hardness of 48 to 57 HRC. In the case of a hunting knife, this figure should be higher.

Therefore, steel grades for the production of knives are selected based on the conditions of its future operation. In addition to hardness, there are a number of other requirements:

• the cutting edge must retain its shape for a long time and be hard;
• steel should not rust from household liquids;
• the knife must be elastic;
• hardness should allow sharpening at home;
• If possible, a balance should be maintained between the blade and the handle.

It is quite difficult to satisfy such requirements with just one grade of steel. Therefore, several varieties are the most popular: CPM S30V and 154 CM. But sometimes there are domestic analogues of D2, as well as AUS 8. Having chosen the grade, steel should be purchased in bulk from the manufacturer. This option will be much more profitable.

Materials for making knife handles

For the full operation of the enterprise, equipment for the production of knives must include, as already mentioned, a device for making reliable and comfortable handles. Of course, you can order ready-made pens from other companies. But it’s still more reliable to have your own production.

For wooden handles, choose hardwoods with high viscosity. Plastic handles are made individually using injection molding. Since the convenience of a knife primarily depends on the handle, its shape is specially profiled for fingers.

Sales of finished products and advertising

When starting a knife manufacturing enterprise, you should know in advance for which consumer the product is intended. If these are kitchen appliances, then the buyers will mainly be housewives and professional chefs. In the case of a hunting knife, this could be all men.

An online store is perfect for selling and attracting customers. Its service is inexpensive and requires minimal staff to ship and process orders. Advertising can also be organized on the Internet. Particular attention should be paid to various thematic communities and forums.

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In this category, our online store presents to your attention the most interesting, significant and, in our opinion, authoritative brands of knives that exist in the world today.

On our virtual shelves we have collected an assortment of knives from famous brands from all over the world. A knife has been a product that has accompanied humans since ancient times; there is not a single people on the planet that does not use a knife in everyday life. Therefore, knife production exists in almost every country, but not all of them are world famous.

We have been making knives for a long time and professionally, so if you see this or that knife brand in the assortment of our online store, rest assured that this is a truly high-quality and reliable manufacturer. We simply don’t work with others.

Branded knives are sharp and functional tools, but a branded knife is not always synonymous with the word expensive knife. The best knife manufacturers are scattered across all continents, but, of course, the largest knife centers today are the United States and Europe, while the United States outperforms European manufacturers in production volumes.

Of course, the USA today is a country that any knife lover would like to visit. The largest exhibitions of the knife industry are held in the USA, the most famous and authoritative knife periodicals are based in the USA, and the most modern equipment and materials are concentrated in the USA. It is not surprising that the most famous knife brands are concentrated in the States. Companies such as Cold Steel, Benchmade, SOG, Buck and others... do not need any introduction.

European knife makers are represented on the market primarily by Italian manufacturers. Most Italian brands are concentrated in the city of Magnago, a kind of knife mecca in Italy. Among other brands, the most famous in the world are knives from companies such as FOX, Extrema Ratio and Lion Steel. You can read more about each brand if you follow the corresponding link above.

Of course, Japanese knife manufacturers are of some interest. Japan is a country with centuries-old traditions of a respectful and sacred attitude towards edged weapons; this fact could not but be reflected in the production of knives. Japanese brands are always high quality and aesthetically pleasing. Among other Japanese manufacturers, we can highlight such brands as Hattori, GSakai, Mcusta. I would like to highlight the Japanese Rockstead knives - Bentley among knives.

It is worth mentioning Chinese brands. Slowly but surely, the Chinese knife industry is turning away from producing replicas towards creating its own original brands. And it cannot be said that the Chinese cannot do this. Today there are a number of Chinese brands that are not inferior to US manufacturers in terms of build quality and materials used. Among others, we draw your attention to such brands as We knife and Stedemon, which in recent years have earned respect among domestic knife lovers.

Imported knives usually cost an order of magnitude more than domestic products, but the quality (especially when it comes to folding models) is quite consistent with the declared cost.

If you are a beginner knife lover or not a knife lover at all, but would like to buy a real brand knife, we are always at your service. Write to us by email, call, or leave your phone number so that we can call you back and receive the most complete and honest advice about any brand that interests you. We are always at your service.

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Dear site visitors, we are grateful that YOU have remained with us for a long time. It is for you that we decided to take a tour of our production and tell you about the stages of knife manufacturing.

A strip of metal arrives at the production warehouse, the first stage of molding begins, this strip is divided into several segments (along the length of the blade for which this steel will be used). Next, a knife template is applied to the forging and stage 2 begins - cutting.

After the future knife has acquired its shape, the 3rd stage begins - grinding. This process looks like this: a batch of products is placed on a grinding table and the process of grinding the metal to the required thickness takes place, in accordance with the requirements of the certificate of conformity. An emulsion is used to cool the cutting tool. This operation takes 1.5-2 hours.

Next, the knife is transferred to stage 4 - cutting off the slopes of the blade. The cutter marks the slope lines on the workpiece and begins the cutting process. For each type of steel we use grinding wheels of different grades.

Stage 5 - Heat treatment of the blade is a real art, here it is very important to “catch the golden mean”. A lot depends on the experience of the thermist: improper hardening can lead to either insufficient or excessive blade hardness, as a result of which the future knife will not be fully suitable for work. Our craftsmen are well aware of the entire technological process of heat treatment for each steel, which they have proven more than once.

Stage 6 - the product must be measured for hardness. To do this, the controller uses a hardness tester with a diamond tip. Each type of steel has its own upper and lower limit of values.

At each stage of knife production, the technical control department constantly monitors the quality of the product.

Blade polishing – stage 7. Polishing (subpolishing) stage: one blade goes through several stages of processing on a polishing wheel (circles)

Stage 8 – Dividing the blades into two groups: “clean with the company logo” and “painted”.

Even if your blade is “clean”, the artistic processing stage is necessary, since the company logo is applied to the product at the same moment. If there is a design on the product, a number of operations take place here to achieve the desired result.

Stage 10 – subpolishing.

After the blade is almost ready for use, the 11th stage of assembling the handle begins.

After the handle has dried thoroughly (overnight), the product is sent to stage 12 - turning the handle. The master grinds the outline of the future handle according to the template, then he processes the handle to the required geometric shape. The final stage of “turning” is polishing the handle and giving the product a marketable appearance.

Stage 13 – sharpening the product.

And the final 14th stage is putting the product into a sheath, the sheath is sewn for each product individually, the required size for inserting a rivet, etc. is selected individually.

Well, we have come to the end of manufacturing the product. Afterwards, a large box is formed, which is then sent to the office warehouse, after which it undergoes a quality check and is sorted according to requests.

This is exactly how the unique ROSoruzhia knife is made.

More than 150 people work for you every day. We value our customers very much and take every knife production seriously.

The article was written by: Olga Chernyshova, Anton Nikolaev

Photo: Alexandrov Pavel, Nikolaev Anton.

Secrets of making knives: from choosing the steel grade to the production method

When humanity began to hunt in ancient times, the question of cutting up animal carcasses arose. The knife was invented for this purpose. Manufacturing knives played a big role in the culture of many peoples.

Nowadays, knives are produced both industrially and privately by blacksmiths and knife makers. If desired, today you can make a knife yourself, having the necessary materials and equipment.

When the desire and need for a knife arises, you need to decide what functions it will be intended for. This will affect the shape of the blade and handle. Depending on the purpose of the knife, both the appropriate materials and the method of sharpening the knife are selected.

Types of knives

Knives can be divided into several groups:

• kitchen - for cooking at home;
• stationery - opening envelopes and cutting paper;
• camping - with a more durable blade that performs rough work: cutting branches, preparing a fire, and the like;
• hunting - for easy cutting of prey;

usually starts with a design, regardless of manufacturing conditions. When choosing a knife, you need to consider that the handle is comfortable and holds the blade securely. The blade makes up the main part of the knife and can be made using different technologies.

The shape of the knife blade can be varied, upturned and curved upward, looking down (Finnish type), sharpened with a double-sided blade.

Blades are either solid or welded. The simplest manufacturing technology is considered to be all-steel and all-iron knives.

Welded blades can be made of iron or steel. Technologies for the use of three-layer steel, which have been known since the times of ancient Rus', are actively used in the production of knives by many modern European and Japanese companies.

Lever knife should be comfortable and securely held in the hand. According to the mounting of the handle there are:

• end-to-end;
• mounted;
• invoices.

In the production of knives, the following materials are often used for handles:

• tree;
• birch bark;
• plastic;
• skin;
• micarta;
• artificial materials.

A high-quality handle must not only be comfortable to use, but also have an aesthetic appearance, complementing the blade, being in the same style with it.

Using classic and modern materials in production knives, you can get a real work of art.

Features of steel knife hardening

Almost everyone knows that steel needs hardening.

Now let's look at the most common steel grades found in the production of knives:

• Steel 65G - used in serial and individual production. Steel is quite susceptible to corrosion, bends easily and can burst. To avoid rust, when producing knives in factories, the blade is coated with various polymer compounds. The advantage of 65G is the affordability of the material and good cutting function.
• Steel 40Х12 is quite soft. It is used to make knives for the kitchen and blades for souvenirs. This type of steel does not respond well to hardening. Despite the fact that knives quickly become dull and bend easily, they do not rust at all. These knives are quite easy to sharpen and do not require additional care. Having a knife made of this steel in the kitchen, any housewife will be completely satisfied with it.
• Steel 95X18 is domestically produced and does not rust. It has its own characteristics during hardening and processing. Knives from well-known manufacturers are highly hard, at the same time flexible and durable. After sharpening, the blade remains sharp for quite a long time. When using a knife made of 95X18 steel, it is recommended to wipe it with a towel after contact with water to avoid corrosion. If you make a knife from such steel yourself, you need to prevent it from overheating. Otherwise, the blade will become brittle and can easily break.
• Steel 50Х14МФ is widely used both by private craftsmen and on a production scale. The blades of the knives are strong and hard, and remain sharp for a long time, despite regular use. It is a good all-purpose steel, but can corrode when exposed to water for long periods of time.

Secrets of making knives yourself

Technology knife making at home requires some time and patience. You can make a knife blade from many available tools, for example, a flat file. From this affordable item you can make a knife that will become the pride of the owner and will serve for many years.

First, the workpiece is placed in an oven, fireplace, stove or wood fire, warmed up for several hours and left there until it cools completely. This processing method helps reduce the hardness of the metal for processing with metalworking or electric tools.

It is very easy to control the shape of the future blade using a cardboard template. It is impossible to imagine a knife without a handle. The most accessible material for it is wood. In order for the handle to be easily installed on the knife, holes need to be drilled in the tail part of the future product.

Before assembling, sharpening and polishing the blade, it should be hardened. At home, this can be done with a muffle furnace, a blowtorch or a small forge. When hardening steel yourself, the most important thing is to achieve the desired temperature. It is usually customary to be guided by a light cherry or raspberry color, which indicates that the workpiece is heated to approximately 850 degrees Celsius. The second way to check that the desired temperature has been achieved is the absence of magnet attraction.

Taking the knife by the tail with pliers, it is dipped into a solution of water and salt or waste. Since a hardened knife can easily split from an impact, it must be heated a third time to a temperature of approximately 300 degrees Celsius and left to cool slowly in the open air.

The handles should be fastened to the tail of the knife with rivets, after making leather gaskets.

Remains at the end of the process manufacturing knife, sand it with sandpaper, and further polish the blade.

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