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Comment by Alexander Noot on June 19, 2014 at 10:46

A little clarification, it's completely clear to me that this knife is mainly aimed at the collectors who can put down serious cash to own a (very nice) piece of history with this knife.

It's just that I'm not one of those and that's my loss. Please understand that I understand the knife, the price and the anniversary edition.

Comment by Alexander Noot on June 19, 2014 at 0:59

For $80 less I'd probably prefer the Mammoth Ivory version. Less of em made, cooler handle material and more affordable.

Comment by Les Swalm on June 18, 2014 at 14:18

Alexander,

I agree with you the price is high for that price I would have wanted a Gold Etched Blade.

Les

Comment by Alexander Noot on June 18, 2014 at 12:56

So here's the first of the 50th ani knives.

It's a special edition of the Trapper that gets made in Seki.  It's numbered and limited to 50 pieces.

The description is as follows:
"

A.G. Russell™ Knives got its beginning fifty years ago with very simple ads in The American Rifleman and Guns and Ammo magazines for Arkansas Sharpening Stones. For a few years, the business was run from the kitchen table in our home. During the fifty years we have been in business, I have produced many knives. Several are strongly recognizable as having been designed by A. G. Russell. Those include, but are not limited to, folders which I designed for Hen & Rooster in the 1970s, the Sting, first produced in 1977, the A. G. Russell One-Hand Knife (K87), first produced in 1987 and the Acies which we introduced in 2009. Through all those years, I have had a love for traditional pocketknives. In the 1990s, when Tony Bose, Joel Chamblin and others began to produce handmade knives from the old factory patterns, I was intrigued and found myself involved again in designing variations of those old patterns. From the Hen & Rooster knives of the 1970s through today, I continue to re-design traditional patterns adjusting the features to match what I think makes a good pocketknife.

The A. G. Russell™Dogleg Trapper is representative of the styling and quality of workmanship I look for in my traditional folders. We have chosen it as the first of several limited edition knives we will offer to commemorate our fifty years in the knife business. It also represents our many years (almost 30 years) working with Japanese manufacturers to get the high quality knives our customers are looking for. We are limiting this special knife to just fifty. The clip point blade is marked "A. G. Russell Knives - 50 Years - 1964-2014." The shield is marked 1964-2014.

The 2-3/4" Clip blade and a most unusual 2-3/4" Spey blade are made of about 1/8" thick (0.119) VG-10 stainless cutlery steel at 59-61 Rc. The liners, bolsters, caps and shields are exquisitely finished stainless steel. The handle scales are European Red Deer Antler. Beautiful fit and beautiful finish. Measures 3-7/16" closed and weighs approximately 3.6 oz. Made in Japan."

The only thing I don't like about it....the price.

It's almost a whopping $400 which is double of the normal not numbered version. Personally I don't make enough money at my dayjob to pay $200 extra for an etch and numbering on a blade.

But I'm sure some collectors will be VERY happy with it.

Comment by Alexander Noot on June 11, 2014 at 12:57

also...first womAn...sorry...sometimes I type hasty.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 11, 2014 at 10:48

Congrats Miss Goldie.

Comment by Alexander Noot on June 11, 2014 at 2:47

Congrats Goldie! First women in the Hall of Fame and alonside her husband to make it even better!

Comment by Alexander Noot on June 2, 2014 at 3:25

There's another one in the same configuration but with a different pattern that I'm still trying to get my hands on. It's the 2003 version.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on May 20, 2014 at 8:43

Great Alex, I can't wait to see it. I don't remember one made with that handle material.

Comment by Alexander Noot on May 20, 2014 at 1:36

Just scored a nice Camillus made 2001 Texas Ranger. My info has it pegged as 154CM steel and red jigged bone. It's really nice. Very different from the other A.G. Russell Texas Rangers that I have. Pictures to follow sometime.

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