Fischer Oval Steel 30cm I245J has a plastic handle and specially designed for right and left-handed users.The handle has a special hand guard for your safety. It is made of special high carbon steel alloyed with chrome, manganese and silicon. It is coated with a hard chrome layer of 8 to 10 microns that provides protection against corrosion. The surface hardness of the edges increases between 3 and 4 HRC thanks to this layer. It holds steel particles within itself using its magnetization feature. It does not leave any scratches on your knife. It is 30 cm 12" long in total, excluding the handle.