Hand-forged Varangian knf

This is a hand-forged traditional Varangian grind knife

BLADE: 

3 3/4" long  Hand-Forged D2 (Х12МФ Rus) high carbon steel stainless. Thickness 5 mm. 

Handle: 4.5" Ash wood.

Sheath: natural leather treated with oils and beeswax 

The Varangians  were Viking conquerors, traders and settlers, mostly from present-day Sweden. The Varangians settled in the territories of modern-day Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, and in the 9th century, they founded the medieval state of Kievan Rus'. They also formed the Byzantine Varangian Guard.

Map showing the major Varangian trade routes: the Volga trade route (in red) and the Dnieper and Dniester routes (in purple). Other trade routes of the 8th–11th centuries shown in orange.