OTTER MERCATOR knife ruthenium

The Mercator knife with ruthenium coating
This noble knife captivates with its new coating - the surface of the knife shines dark anthracite.
Ruthenium is a precious metal and one of the rarest elements on our planet. About 20 tons of it are produced worldwide, which is 7 tons more than silver. Ruthenium is mainly found in South Africa, the USA and Russia.
Ruthenium is mainly used in the electrical industry and for coating jewellery.

Actually, the Mercator version is intended for the food industry, but we find this puristic knife also very suitable as a gentleman's knife. Body and blade are made entirely of stainless steel. The OTTER logo, the sea otter, is embossed on the body. Even the army of Kaiser Wilhelm was equipped with Mercator pocket knives. For over 100 years, this simple but extremely robust pocket knife has been produced almost unchanged. Formerly in the famous Solingen blade forge "Mercator"-Indiawerk Heinrich Kaufmann & Söhne.

This Mercator knife is completely stainless.

Made in Solingen, Germany.