In 1947, Mikhail Kalashnikov presented to the Red Army the AK-47 assault rifle which he had designed. Only two years later, the now world-famous AK-47 was officially put into service as the "7.62 mm Awtomat Kalasshnikova obraztsa 1947".
Mikhail Kalashnikov personally visited the Boker Manufactory in Solingen in 2002 and officially introduced the Boker Kalashnikov line of knives to the public. More than 70 years after the AK-47 entered service, Boker now present a truly exceptional special edition model of the knife line and once again honour his brilliant engineering achievement. The Boker Kalashnikov Bayonet Damascus is equipped with a unique Damascus blade made from the steel of the 6Ch3 and 6Ch4 bayonets according to the GRAU index of the former Soviet Army and decorated with the signature of General Kalashnikov. The stainless Damascus by Chad Nichols consists of 80 layers and is forged by hand in the Virus pattern. It features an unusually intricate pattern that is the result of a very controlled forging process. The blade with the pandur tip adopted from the bayonets is opened with the help of the thumb stud and locked by a sturdy linerlock.
The handle is CNC machined from a block of 6061-T6 aluminium and then hardcoat anodized black. The stabilized inlays are made of domestic hornbeam wood, reminiscent of the stock wood of the famous assault rifle, and together form the shape of the fore-end's distinctive vents. The Russian Amber Shellac colour of the original stocks has been precisely matched. They are also CNC milled from the solid and inserted by hand. All screws and the clip (tip-up/r) are also black anodized. Handmade in the Boker Knife Manufactory in Solingen. It is supplied with a floating display, certificate of authenticity and individual serial number.
- SKU
- 11KAL48DAM
- Age Restriction:
- 18+
- Blade Material:
- Damascus
- Blade Length (cm)
- 9.6
- Blade Thickness (cm)
- 0.38
- Closed Length (cm)
- 13.2
- Overall Length (cm)
- 22.8
- Edge Type:
- Plain
- Blade Shape:
- Clip Point
- Handle Material:
- Aluminium and Ironwood
- Lock Type:
- Liner Lock
- One Handed Opening:
- Yes
- Pocket Clip:
- Yes
- Product Weight (g)
- 158
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