Uzbek knives
Uzbek knives - Shakhrikhan pichoks (pchaks) - is a two-hundred-year history of blacksmithing art of Fergana valley, which is known far beyond the borders of Uzbekistan and which embodies the craftsmanship carefully preserved by the people and embodied in each pichok, which is created by hand not only as a knife, but also as an amulet, a breadwinner and a protector for the home, where it is destined to live a long life.
Master Umarov Muzaffar Zhakbaralievich
(Uzbekistan, Shakhrikhan)
master's path
The family of master Umarov Muzaffar has been engaged in blacksmithing for about 25 years. The art of blacksmithing in the town of Shakhrikhan, located in the picturesque Fergana Valley, is a ‘visiting card’ of Uzbekistan. Shakhrikhan knives are known both within the country and far beyond its borders. The secret of such popularity is connected with the special manual technology of steel processing, which has been preserved for 9 generations of Shakhrikhan blacksmiths and carefully passed from master to apprentice. Blacksmiths who make knives are called ‘pichokchi’ (‘pchakchi’) in Uzbekistan.
Each pichokchi has his own way of hardening steel, which he passes on only to his apprentices. If during hardening of steel the knife is not held long enough, it will quickly become blunt, and if it is held long enough, it will break. After hardening, the blade is sharpened on a corundum wheel with periodic immersion in water, which also gives the steel an additional hardening. The master determines the moment when the blade is finished by ear, catching the ‘correct singing’ of the blade when it touches the wheel, after which he uses a chisel to make a longitudinal groove in the upper part of the left blade blade, which is called a ‘coma’, which is the knife's stiffening rib. The master then proceeds to ‘bluing’ the blade, which gives it anti-corrosion properties. The handle of a pichok can be made of bone, argali horn, wood, textolite, plexiglass. Shahrikhan pichoks are known all over the world and are highly valued, as their blades are perfectly straight and the knives are perfectly balanced. A good pichok will be felt by its owner as an extension of his hand, will serve long and faithfully.
A true master makes blacksmithing an art, the works of which can be admired and favoured, or enjoyed if you hold a real Shahrikhan knife in your hands.
Umarov Muzaffar's workshop
Each pichokchi has his own way of hardening steel, which he passes on only to his apprentices. If during hardening of steel the knife is not held long enough, it will quickly become blunt, and if it is held long enough, it will break. After hardening, the blade is sharpened on a corundum wheel with periodic immersion in water, which also gives the steel an additional hardening. The master determines the moment when the blade is finished by ear, catching the ‘correct singing’ of the blade when it touches the wheel, after which he uses a chisel to make a longitudinal groove in the upper part of the left blade blade, which is called a ‘coma’, which is the knife's stiffening rib. The master then proceeds to ‘bluing’ the blade, which gives it anti-corrosion properties. The handle of a pichok can be made of bone, argali horn, wood, textolite, plexiglass. Shahrikhan pichoks are known all over the world and are highly valued, as their blades are perfectly straight and the knives are perfectly balanced. A good pichok will be felt by its owner as an extension of his hand, will serve long and faithfully.
A true master makes blacksmithing an art, the works of which can be admired and favoured, or enjoyed if you hold a real Shahrikhan knife in your hands.
Umarov Muzaffar's workshop
Product catalog
Shahrikhan black knife
Item No.: 2043001
22 810
kzt
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Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blades SHX15 clip, horn hilt, tin garde
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 15, 17, 19 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043002
22 100
kzt
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Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal of blades SHX15 clip, hilt bone
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 18 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife Kokand
Item No.: 2043003
18 600
kzt
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Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blades stainless steel, handle plexiglass, garda stainless steel
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043004
33 450
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal of blades SHX15 clip, hilt bone
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Hatchet
Item No.: 2043005
19 450
kzt
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Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal rail steel, handle natural wood
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Quantity of items: 1 axe and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pechok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shakhrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043006
17 800
kzt
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Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal of blades SHX15, handle natural wood.
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 13 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043007
19 450
kzt
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Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal of blades SHX15, handle natural wood (walnut).
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 13 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043010
22 850
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blades stainless steel, handle plexiglass, garda pewter
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 15 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043012
22 850
kzt
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Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade valve, handle plexiglass
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043019
39 900
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade valve, hilt argali horn, garda melchior
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan sultanka knife
Item No.: 2043013
26 850
kzt
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Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal of blades SHX15 clip, handle ebonite
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043016
37 460
kzt
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Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade rail steel, handle Karelian birch, garda brass
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 18 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043018
37 460
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade valve, hilt argali horn, garda melchior
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043017
37 460
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade valve, handle Karelian birch, garda melchior
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043014
19 450
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal of blades SHX15, handle plexiglass, garda brass.
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043015
24 450
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blades stainless steel, handle plexiglass, garda brass
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043011
22 850
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade valve, handle natural wood
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 18 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043009
22 100
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blades stainless steel, handle textolite
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043008
17 800
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal of blades SHX15 clip, handle textolite
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 16 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Quantity of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043020
28 450
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade clip SHX15, hilt argali horn, garda pewter.
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 13, 14 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043021
28 450
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade clip SHX15, hilt horn/bucket/Karelian birch, garda brass/tin.
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043022
26 850
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade clip SHX15, hilt bull horn, garda melchior
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043023
60 550
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade valve (stainless steel), handle wood black hornbeam, garda brass
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 13, 17 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043024
51 500
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade valve (stainless steel), handle ebonite, garda zinc
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043025
93 650
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal of blade Damascus steel, horn/bucket/Karelian birch handle, brass/tin guard
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043026
51 500
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade valve (stainless steel), handle textolite
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043027
42 500
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade clip SHX15, horn/bone handle, tin guard
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043028
33 450
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade X12 MF, handle textolite, stainless steel guard
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 16, 17 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043029
28 450
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade clip SHX15, horn hilt, tin garde
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 14, 15 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043039
28 450
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade clip SHX15, handle Karelian birch, garda tin
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 14, 15 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043030
46 500
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade Damascus steel, handle Karelian birch, garda pewter
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 14, 15 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan axe
Item No.: 2043031
38 450
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade rail steel, handle walnut wood
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 18 cm
Hilt length: 13 cm
Weight: 350-400 grams
Number of items: 1 axe and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pechok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan axe
Item No.: 2043032
107 630
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade rail steel, handle walnut wood
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 20 cm
Hilt length: 30, 33 cm
Weight: 2500 grams
Number of items: 1 axe and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pechok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043033
107 630
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade damascus steel, horn handle, garda melchior
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 18 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043034
46 500
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade Damascus steel, handle Karelian birch, garda pewter
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 14, 15 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043035
75 560
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade Damascus steel, handle Karelian birch, garda brass
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043036
51 500
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade Damascus steel, handle Karelian birch, garda pewter
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 14, 15 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Shahrikhan knife
Item No.: 2043037
46 500
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade valve (stainless steel), handle Karelian birch, garda brass
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Blade length: 17, 18 cm
Hilt length: 12 cm
Weight: 250-350 grams
Number of items: 1 knife and 1 scabbard
Collection: Shahrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shahrikhan style
Set of Shahrikhan knives
Item No.: 2043038
308 000
kzt
Price in other currencies:
Master: Umarov Muzaffar
Material: metal blade valve (stainless steel), handle Karelian birch, garda pewter
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Shakhrikhan
Weight: 2000-2200 grams
Number of items: 8 knives and 1 sheath
Collection: Shakhrikhan pichok (pchak)
Features: handmade, made in ancient Shakhrikhan style
