Tactical knife "Cerberus"
Today, the Russian market has a huge variety of knives: combat, hunting, folding, tactical and other models. All of them differ from each other in size, mass, production methods, while meeting certain standards. Separately, you can select tactical knives, which are universal weaponscombining advanced technologies of military and domestic knives. High-quality tactical knives are truly versatile, as they can serve both for peaceful and military purposes, being a multifunctional tool.
One of the Russian enterprises engaged in the production of tactical knives is the company PP Kizlyar, which was founded back in 1998 year. Today, the company has sufficient fame on the Russian market, while its products are also exported. The main activity of this Dagestan enterprise is the production of civilian cold forged weapons, souvenir weapons and knives for domestic use. Without exception, all models of daggers, knives and checkers are made by hand using the accumulated centuries-old experience of Caucasian gunsmiths. At the same time, the range of users of Kizlyar PP products is quite wide today. Among them are fishermen, hunters, tourists, collectors, ordinary housewives, military, and even intelligence officers.
One of the developments of the company PP "Kizlyar" (the manufacturer of the famous "Arguna", "Amur", "Biker" and others), presented today on the Russian market, is a tactical knife called "Cerberus". This knife has been sold in our country since 2016. "Cerberus" refers to cold weapons such as "dagger". A feature of this tactical knife is a leaf-shaped blade. The “Cerberus” knife is the fruit of long and thoughtful attempts to design a tactical knife that would fully comply with all modern conditions of use.
In the Dagestan company have long realized that in the domestic market there are simply no universal combat knives, which have a very wide scope. Craftsmen, professional hunters and fishermen, extreme tourists and special forces soldiers - they all need a universal knife that could solve household and tactical tasks equally well. Such a knife should have a high margin of safety, ensure the application of strong chopping blows, have a high penetrating power when injected. The blade of such a knife must withstand severe loads in the transverse and longitudinal plane. Also, a similar knife should have a unique appearance, its own style. This was what guided the Kizlyar enterprise by creating its own Cerberus tactical knife. Developers wanted people to be proud of their state and instead of “Kabar” and “Glok” they could buy a Russian-made knife.
Tactical knife "Cerberus" combines modern technology and ancient traditions. The blade of the knife has a leaf shape. Blades of this form were used by the Spartans and the ancient Greeks, they were called "xyphos". The expansion, which is present in the first third of the length from the point, shifts the center of gravity of the weapon and allows you to control the knife when applying sharp-cutting blows. Tactical knife "Cerberus" is made from solid sheets of steel up to 5 mm thickness. Blade and tail are one. The convergence of the edges on the blade bareness provides Cerberus with the creation of a fairly strong stiffener. The shank on which the guard and the elastron handle are mounted is one with the cutting part of the dagger, which is intended to increase its durability. The surface of the blade is characterized by the presence of a matte coating Stonewash. This coating is able to hide all operational damage to the knife (primarily scratches), does not peel off, does not glare, it does not show fingerprints.
It is worth noting that knives and daggers with a leaf-shaped blade are called Smutchet (Smatchet). A similar type of dagger was created before the beginning of World War II by William Ferburn especially for British commandos. At the core of their design was the trench knife of the Welsh fusilier regiments. Sharpening of such knives was one-sided, since one of the functions of the knife was cutting of vines in the tropics. The original Smatchet type daggers are much wider, and the expansion space is located almost in the middle of the blade. At the same time, the proportions of the Cerberus tactical knife are indeed closer to the swords of the ancient Spartans and Celts.
The balance of the tactical knife "Cerberus" was shifted to the blade area - when striking a weapon confidently controlled in his hand. The handle of a tactical knife was made of special rubber-coated plastic, which is able to dampen vibrations when striking hard. Due to the special ribbing, the handle can surely be held even with a tactical glove or a wet hand. The back side of the handle of the knife is designed for striking. Here on the handle is a ledge that is designed to break glasses, with a hole for lanyard (loop, belt, cord or brush on the hilt of a cold weapon). The knife "Cerberus" was equipped with a well-developed two-sided guard, which is able to protect the user's hand from slipping on the blade.
The handle of the knife "Cerberus" is characterized by a symmetrical shape relative to the longitudinal axis of the blade. For this reason, the grip of a tactical knife is always “regular”, regardless of the circumstances of using the weapon. The handle is made of material Elastron - butyl-rubber polymer. This coating perfectly retains its frictional and elastic properties at various ambient temperatures. In turn, the transverse grooves on the handle ensures that the knife does not slip out of the hands at the most inappropriate moment for this.
Tactical knife "Cerberus" is packed in a black cardboard box, which houses the logo of the manufacturer. It is delivered to buyers in a sheath of genuine black leather with a plastic insert. The sheath has a safety strap with a mushroom-shaped pin-clasp that clasps the knife handle, as well as a petal with slots designed for the waist belt. Also in the package included instructions for use and a certificate of cold weapons.
The knife "Cerberus" was conceived as a universal, which could be equally effectively used in living conditions or in battle. However, to a greater extent, the knife turned out piercing-cutting weapon. There are two main reasons for this: a concave double-sided sharpening and a double-edged blade. According to the website of the manufacturer, the cost of this tactical knife today is 2500 rubles (about 40 euros).
Characteristics of the knife "Cerberus" (site kizlyar.ru):
Full length - 310 ± 25 mm.
Blade length - 180 ± 15 mm.
Thickness - 4,7 mm.
Blade material - corrosion-resistant steel 57-59 HRC.
Sharpening - concave, double-sided.
The shape of the blade - leaf.
Handle - Elastron.
Weight - 320 g (blade).
Note: refers to melee weapons.
Information sources:
http://www.kizlyar.ru/products/tserber (производитель)
http://podpricelom.com/holodnoe-oruzhie/nozhi/tserber.html
https://www.all4shooters.com/ru/strelba/nozhi/Kizlyar-Tserber-takticheskiy-nozh
One of the Russian enterprises engaged in the production of tactical knives is the company PP Kizlyar, which was founded back in 1998 year. Today, the company has sufficient fame on the Russian market, while its products are also exported. The main activity of this Dagestan enterprise is the production of civilian cold forged weapons, souvenir weapons and knives for domestic use. Without exception, all models of daggers, knives and checkers are made by hand using the accumulated centuries-old experience of Caucasian gunsmiths. At the same time, the range of users of Kizlyar PP products is quite wide today. Among them are fishermen, hunters, tourists, collectors, ordinary housewives, military, and even intelligence officers.
One of the developments of the company PP "Kizlyar" (the manufacturer of the famous "Arguna", "Amur", "Biker" and others), presented today on the Russian market, is a tactical knife called "Cerberus". This knife has been sold in our country since 2016. "Cerberus" refers to cold weapons such as "dagger". A feature of this tactical knife is a leaf-shaped blade. The “Cerberus” knife is the fruit of long and thoughtful attempts to design a tactical knife that would fully comply with all modern conditions of use.
In the Dagestan company have long realized that in the domestic market there are simply no universal combat knives, which have a very wide scope. Craftsmen, professional hunters and fishermen, extreme tourists and special forces soldiers - they all need a universal knife that could solve household and tactical tasks equally well. Such a knife should have a high margin of safety, ensure the application of strong chopping blows, have a high penetrating power when injected. The blade of such a knife must withstand severe loads in the transverse and longitudinal plane. Also, a similar knife should have a unique appearance, its own style. This was what guided the Kizlyar enterprise by creating its own Cerberus tactical knife. Developers wanted people to be proud of their state and instead of “Kabar” and “Glok” they could buy a Russian-made knife.
Tactical knife "Cerberus" combines modern technology and ancient traditions. The blade of the knife has a leaf shape. Blades of this form were used by the Spartans and the ancient Greeks, they were called "xyphos". The expansion, which is present in the first third of the length from the point, shifts the center of gravity of the weapon and allows you to control the knife when applying sharp-cutting blows. Tactical knife "Cerberus" is made from solid sheets of steel up to 5 mm thickness. Blade and tail are one. The convergence of the edges on the blade bareness provides Cerberus with the creation of a fairly strong stiffener. The shank on which the guard and the elastron handle are mounted is one with the cutting part of the dagger, which is intended to increase its durability. The surface of the blade is characterized by the presence of a matte coating Stonewash. This coating is able to hide all operational damage to the knife (primarily scratches), does not peel off, does not glare, it does not show fingerprints.
It is worth noting that knives and daggers with a leaf-shaped blade are called Smutchet (Smatchet). A similar type of dagger was created before the beginning of World War II by William Ferburn especially for British commandos. At the core of their design was the trench knife of the Welsh fusilier regiments. Sharpening of such knives was one-sided, since one of the functions of the knife was cutting of vines in the tropics. The original Smatchet type daggers are much wider, and the expansion space is located almost in the middle of the blade. At the same time, the proportions of the Cerberus tactical knife are indeed closer to the swords of the ancient Spartans and Celts.
The balance of the tactical knife "Cerberus" was shifted to the blade area - when striking a weapon confidently controlled in his hand. The handle of a tactical knife was made of special rubber-coated plastic, which is able to dampen vibrations when striking hard. Due to the special ribbing, the handle can surely be held even with a tactical glove or a wet hand. The back side of the handle of the knife is designed for striking. Here on the handle is a ledge that is designed to break glasses, with a hole for lanyard (loop, belt, cord or brush on the hilt of a cold weapon). The knife "Cerberus" was equipped with a well-developed two-sided guard, which is able to protect the user's hand from slipping on the blade.
The handle of the knife "Cerberus" is characterized by a symmetrical shape relative to the longitudinal axis of the blade. For this reason, the grip of a tactical knife is always “regular”, regardless of the circumstances of using the weapon. The handle is made of material Elastron - butyl-rubber polymer. This coating perfectly retains its frictional and elastic properties at various ambient temperatures. In turn, the transverse grooves on the handle ensures that the knife does not slip out of the hands at the most inappropriate moment for this.
Tactical knife "Cerberus" is packed in a black cardboard box, which houses the logo of the manufacturer. It is delivered to buyers in a sheath of genuine black leather with a plastic insert. The sheath has a safety strap with a mushroom-shaped pin-clasp that clasps the knife handle, as well as a petal with slots designed for the waist belt. Also in the package included instructions for use and a certificate of cold weapons.
The knife "Cerberus" was conceived as a universal, which could be equally effectively used in living conditions or in battle. However, to a greater extent, the knife turned out piercing-cutting weapon. There are two main reasons for this: a concave double-sided sharpening and a double-edged blade. According to the website of the manufacturer, the cost of this tactical knife today is 2500 rubles (about 40 euros).
Characteristics of the knife "Cerberus" (site kizlyar.ru):
Full length - 310 ± 25 mm.
Blade length - 180 ± 15 mm.
Thickness - 4,7 mm.
Blade material - corrosion-resistant steel 57-59 HRC.
Sharpening - concave, double-sided.
The shape of the blade - leaf.
Handle - Elastron.
Weight - 320 g (blade).
Note: refers to melee weapons.
Information sources:
http://www.kizlyar.ru/products/tserber (производитель)
http://podpricelom.com/holodnoe-oruzhie/nozhi/tserber.html
https://www.all4shooters.com/ru/strelba/nozhi/Kizlyar-Tserber-takticheskiy-nozh
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