It all sounds exciting. I am sure there will be some real dizzies.

A quick pic of one of my favourite knives. My A.G. Russell One Hand knife with titanium handle and bone scales.

I've been carrying that little knife for over a year now (not every day but at least once a week) and I'm still in love with it. The lock/closing system is simply one of the coolest ones on the market. It closes FAST, and smoothly. It looks great. Is comfortable in use and looks great.

If you've never used a knife with the A.G. Russell frontlock you owe it to yourself to at least give it a try.

That's a nice one, Alex. I see it has VG-10 steel, what do you think of it?

It's a very handy little blade. It's just long enough to do almost everything. Thick enough to feel solid enough while doing it. (1/8" thick steel or close to it)

The bone scales will acquire some nice character over the years. The titanium liners and backspacer make it lightweight and the deep carry pocketclip make for very unobtrusive carry. Honestly, there isn't a thing I don't like about it.....ok, maybe the thumbstud is a little sharp. But a little sandpaper will fix that in seconds.

The VG-10 steel is also a treat. Very good edge retention, fairly easy sharpening and will take a KILLER edge.

Got my new AG Russell catalog today.

I think I'm in love...

http://www.agrussell.com/product.asp?pn=rus-cv131co

That's a very nice knife JJ. Be wharned though (lol) it's BIG! I owned the two bladed version for a while. It's a massive Wharncliffe blade.

As a sidenote....the clippoint version of that was SO lowpriced because of customer Appreciation that I couldn't resist it and a cocobolo Clippoint is coming my way.

That is a great deal on that clip point.

I kind of wish it was the wharncliffe. But I love me a good clippoint as well. And yeah...it's an AMAZING bargain.

Hey,  for the paltry sum of only $15.00 more, I could get the best of both worlds...

http://www.agrussell.com/ag-russell-sowbelly-trapper-with-cocobolo/...

I had that one. It's great except for that the secondairy blade kind of gets in the way of a comfortable grip.

Bytheway....I'm looking for some Hen and Rooster Russell knives...preferably the coffin handled ones. If anyone ever wants to trade me one of those (I don't have a lot of spare $$$ to spend) I'd be happy to send one of the knives I made their way or depending on the knife make them something to order.

I'd almost (almost) sell my soul for the one that's on auction right now on E-bay (not a coffin one but it's gorgeous.)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=171309818324...

How about this one CM-7P I have 2 of these and can do a trade but will have to be something really cool since this is 14K Gold Bolsters and Bullet.

I also have this one that I would part with for the right deal my email is swalml@dnb.com.

Both of those are exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. I'l send you an e-mail.

I have two of those, my best one has engraved bolsters and scrimshawed and signed. The scene is that of Whitetail deer. I am sorry Alex, they are my favorites too. 

Oh my second knife is just like the one with the bullet but is a bit plane Jane next to that one. Mine only has the bullet inlay.

You shared a picture of that one a while back Robert, I love that one with engraved bolster. Looks amazing.

I just bought a new camera and wanted to take a picture of them but I don't know how to use it. I'll have to get my Grand Daughter to show me....lol

You'll figure it out Rob :-)

Be on the lookout in the next month for our first special edition knife to commemorate our 50th Anniversary, a special Dog Leg Trapper. We are also working on an Anniversary Sting with Stag.

Congrats Mr. AG.

I knew Mr. AG. would come up with something special for their [ Mr. & Mrs. ] 50th Anniversary. I can't wait to see it.

  Congrats Again Mr. and Mrs. Russell.

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.

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

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.

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

Congrats Miss Goldie.

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

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.

Alexander,

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

Les

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

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.

Not a trapper fan, but that's a purdy kinfe. 

Ya'll are right. That's a pretty knife. I'll bet it's made by some of the best knife makers in the City of Swords, Seki Japan. I have some AG. Russell knives made there, that date back to 2002, and they are very well made. One of them is a Loveless style fixed blade, that sold for $170 back then, I now see them sell regularly on eBay for $225.

couple of shots of this nice looking knife that I bought a few months ago. Finally got around to taking pictures of it yesterday.

The anniversary is a great knife and WOW what a piece of history.  AG has helped more collectors and makers over the 50 years than I think I could count.  He and Ms. Goldie are great inspiration for the values of how to run a business.  If I could afford this piece of history right now, I would certainly own it

Alexander,

your newest Russell is stunning!

Thanks Jan, it's out to peter force for a little while so he can get a feel for the Chinese made Russells.

Currently I'm eagerly awaiting announcement of the new Texas Ranger knife for 2014. As much as I love almost every design that comes from A.G. and Phil the Texas Ranger series have a special place in my heart. It should be revealed sometime end of this month or beginning of August from what I understand.

So I have a chance to buy a Hen & Rooster peanut in snakewood scales. Just wondering if anyone could tell me something about this one:

Alex,  What you have is a Jim Frost knife that I think that someone has re-handled with snake wood.

I hope that you did not pay too much.  Hen & Rooster NEVER made a peanut or a dogleg trapper, which is what you show here when they were owned by the Bertram family or by A. G. Russell.

I haven't bought it yet. Guess I'll pass on it then. Thanks for letting me know A.G.!

Be careful Alex, I made that mistake. I bought a Hen and Rooster that was made after the real factory was closed. The wording of the sale had fooled me. Mr. AG. corrected me, I'm glad he did because I could have made the same mistake again.

Just noticed that the 2014 Texas Ranger is now available for order!

Also...if anyone happends to have a 2003 Texas Ranger lying around I'll be happy to take it off your hands :-) It's the only one in the series that I don't have yet. (Apart from the 2014 obviously)

Well! I put in my order for this beast!

And I'm VERY excited!

I see them come by on e-bay every now and then. Not very often though. I was lucky enough to get one through e-bay a couple of years back. Amazing knives. The Largre Folding Hunter (the civilian version) is amazing too. But I just have a love for the Texas Ranger versions of these knives.

I also want give you an update on the launching of our re-built cuttingedge.com® website. It has been online for a week now and we have gotten good reviews. A few people had some issues in the first few days, but I believe all those have been addressed and everything corrected that needed to be corrected. We had a request from a customer to remove all the sold and unavailable knives from Currently Available Knives. We will be moving all sold knives to the Previously Sold Knives category as soon as the order for that knife is completely processed. If you see Unavailable, that means an order has been entered in our data base, but the order has not been completely processed. The Unavailable status should exist for only a short time.

Please take a look at cuttingedge.com and let us know about any problems you might encounter. There is a Contact Us link where you can send an e-mail that will get to the correct person.

The cutting edge

That was from an email I received

I've met people from his company at knifeshows. Bought some knifemaking supplies from them too. They're very nice people. Hope they get through this tough time ok.

He wasn't old as far as I understand it was an illness that took his life.