Rozvedchik Knife NR40 Schwarze messer

Rozvedchik Knife NR40 Schwarze messer

The Rozviedchik NR40 knife - Icon of the Soviet soldier who crossed from Moscow to Berlin with this knife on his belt - Knife of the Victory WW II. 

The NR40 Rozviedchik knife with a black handle as in the original version from 1940 - when the Ural Volunteer Tank Corps was equipped with this model of knife in 1940, German intelligence immediately drew attention to this non-standard cold weapon of the tankmen and thus named the Ural Tank Corps "Schwarze-messer Division".

Characteristics of the knife
Total length: 256 mm
Blade length: 142 mm
Blade thickness: 2.4 mm
Blade Width: 22 mm
Blade material: Steel 95X18
Blade processing: polished
Hardness: 58-60 HRC
Handle material: Black hornbeam
Case: Natural leather