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		F. A. Q.

*1. All of ROSarms knives are made in Russia. Is it correct?*
	Yes. ROSarms factory is in Russia in Zlatoust city. All knives and all parts are made in Russia also.

*2. What type of steel is used for your knives?*

	Knives' blades are made of the famous Zlatoust forged and hardened stainless steel 110x18M and 40x10C-2M . You can check chemical components chart here. Hardness is <59 Rc.110x18 was the best stainless steel in Soviet Union and always been used for military needs. Closest standart would be BG-42.

*3. What is a difference between 110x18 and BG-42?*
	The correct name for that steel is Lescalloy ® BG42 ® VIM-VAR - a martensitic stainless high speed steel that combines the temper resistance and hot hardness characteristics of M-50 high speed steel with the corrosion resistance of AISI Type 440C stainless steel. (See Alloy Digest SS-280 of October, 1972.) * LESCALLOY and BG42 are registered trademarks of Latrobe Steel Company. A special manufacturing process combined with a very specific alloy results in a clean steel with good resistance to wear and corrosion. This type of steel is used for domestic, international and military aerospace applications. When compared with other types of steel, BG42 demonstrates superiority in areas of hardness, hot hardness, retention of hardness, corrosion resistance, oxidation resistance and wear resistance. 110x18 is a analoge of BG-42 which was created in Soviet Union in 1966!!! See the design page for details. But why blades made of Zlatoust steel (110x18) are better? What makes it better? Answer is - HEAT TREATING. It is the most important process in knife production. And it always has been done properly (!) for ROSarms blades. How to check heat treating of the blade? Very simple - test number one: try to sharpen it. You will not be able to make the blade made of BG-45 razor sharp if heat treating was done wrong. Test number two - check how long time blade will hold the edge! For more technical details about 110x18M steel see our DESIGN page!

*4. What material is used for handles?*
	There are four types - leather (pressed leather washers), birch-bark (deep waxed pressed birch-bark washers), birch-nodule and walnut. We are not using CORK for handles!

*5. How far does tang go inside the handle?*
	All knives have full tang construction. Please check the x-ray image here.

*6. Where and how can we buy ROSarms knives?*
	You can buy our knives directly from our store - www.rusknives.com. Also check the list of our dealers. Out biggest retail partne is - www.worldknives.com

*7. Are ROSarms knives handmade or factory made?*

	All ROSarms knives are handmade. We do have a set of models but we always can make a special custom knife for you. Knife can be made of Damascus steel , stainless steel or wootz (bulat). ROSarms is a small factory (or big workshop) but all steps of knife making are done by hand.