Russells For Men

A befitting tribute for the man known as "The Father of Conservation". The 26th President of the United States lived a very interesting and colorful life before and after his time in the White House.

You don't see one like this everyday. If it is not a football, what is it? A truly unique design with a genuine football leather handle, complete with a real seam. A football leather belt sheath completes the "football".

The tsuba is usually a round, oval or squarish guard between the handle and blade of a Japanese weapon like the tanto or katana. It helps in the control of the weapon by providing a protrusion the index finger can grasp.

The way we are handling the A. G. Russell™ San Mai Drop Point Hunter reminds me of the Morseth® knives we made during the 1990s. There were only about ten models, but the variation in handle materials allowed us to create a wide variety of knives.

Golden Knight is built specifically for A. G. Russell™ with a 2-5/8" drop point blade of black Tungsten DLC coated ZDP-189 at 66-68 Rc., 24k inlaid Koftgari bolsters and interior Mammoth Ivory handle scales.

The Buckeye Burl we have chosen for these knives is very highly figured with colors ranging from gray to cream in each handle scale.

When we asked Matt Conable why they decided to add this very different style knife to the William Henry line, this is the response we received. We have decided to take it direct from the horse's mouth. "The E6 (which still needs a name) came from my desire to continue to create fine USING pocketknives as part of the William Henry brand.

If you have ever broken a nail trying to open a strong springed knife or a difficult soda-pop can, then you know how helpful the proper tool for such a purpose can be. As I get older, I find that my once stout nails are becoming more and more like my hair, thin and fragile. Slipjoint knives, unless perfectly engineered and perfectly made, have become very difficult for me to open without an assist. Square tanged knives are very difficult without the proper tool.

The term San Mai comes from Japan and simply means "three layers". The San Mai steels that began appearing in the American knife market the past few years have all come from Japan. Laminated steels, such as San Mai, were developed to allow a very hard center core for the best cutting and edge holding and a blade that is tough enough to not snap under normal pressure. The soft sides support the hard core and add strength.

Push Daggers appear to be a uniquely American development, first appearing on the early riverboats and in the gold fields of California and Nevada. Gamblers favored them because they could be as swift across a poker or faro table as a percussion pistol without the possibility of a mis-fire.

The Leatherman® Freestyle™ is a really lightweight pocket tool with the most needed features and easy, convenient one-handed opening and closing. This tool weighs less than 5.0 oz, making it one of the lightest true tool/knife hybrids on the market today.

Razor sharp, functional and colorful, these knives are bound to be a conversation piece in your kitchen.

Now why didn't I think of that? Protects you and your kitchen knives for safe storage in your kitchen drawer or in the picnic basket. Locks securely in place to avoid accidental removal.

Created exclusively for A. G. Russell™ and Russell's for Men™ by Santa Fe Stoneworks, this Kershaw Leek is a stunner. The Leek is an assisted opening knife designed by Cutlery Hall of Fame member Ken Onion. We have asked Santa Fe Stoneworks to take a standard Leek and turn it into something spectacular.

This set of four elegant steak knives was created exclusively for A. G. Russell™ and Russell's for Men™. With Aztec Gold handle scales and nickel silver bolsters, these knives will complement your best silver or your everyday dinnerware.

In January this year, we arranged for him to complete a maximum of 100 hunters with a creative variation of the same theme. He has created images on both the obverse and reverse sides of the handle scales, not just a repeat as you might expect, but the obverse side has an image of the tiger walking toward you and the reverse side, an image of the tiger walking away from you. Very nice!

A.G. Russell™ Knives is honored with the opportunity to reproduce images from John Banovich’s paintings on knives produced in the A.G. Russell shop. The first image we have chosen is The Defensive Line, a narrow horizontal painting of five Cape Buffalo that is a natural for a large knife blade.

These letter openers are authentic reproductions of WWII standard issue military knives. Both have a non-reflective black-coated carbon steel blade and stacked leather handle like the originals. Made in China.

The Robert E. Lee bowie is the fifth release in a series of six knives honoring American people, events or locations of historical significance. The first four were: The Liberty Tree, the Alamo, the Vietnam War and Crazy Horse. Browning expects to release Dwight Eisenhower in 2009. Browning, together with American Forests, develops each knife when wood becomes available from a tree that witnessed the event.

H. P. Klötzli has created a very limited series of Christian Wimpff's striking Gentleman's Folder with scrimshawed images of big game animals on Wooly Mammoth Ivory scales exclusively for A. G. Russell™ and Russell's For Men™.

The Contractor 2x4 is a working theme knife from SOG®. Whether you are a contractor, or a do-it-yourselfer, you will get a chuckle out of the 2x4. Opening or closing the blade rotates the circular saw blade. A hammer head acts as the lock release and the handle houses a pencil sharpener in the butt, a single bubble level, and holes for wire stripping using the edge of the blade.

The A.G. Russell One Hand Knife™ has been our best selling knife since the first ones were shipped in 1988. The handle, which is machined from a piece of solid stainless spring steel, works in conjunction with the blade to create an unusual locking system.

Swiss Army knives are carried on belts, in purses and in pockets all over the world. It is probably one of the most recognized brands known today. For the Swiss Army Rescue Tool, Victorinox worked in close collaboration with rescue and safety services to design the best possible rescue tool.

Dramatic lines, graceful curves and exquisite materials define William Henry® knives. Wooly Mammoth Ivory is an exclusive handle material for A. G. Russell™ on William Henry knives and we have selected the beautiful creamy interior ivory for our first offering of the William Henry® Persian (B11).

This elegant little penknife is produced by Maserin®, one of the top knife manufacturers in Maniago, Italy. This manufacturing company was established in 1960. The owners, members of the family who founded it, have built this company on the tradition of the artisan blacksmiths who were the reason Maniago became known as the "city of the knives".

We have re-designed the Hunter Scalpel making it a miniature of the full sized Deer Hunter, which has a 4" blade. The same Thumbolt® sheath design patented by Blackie Collins and assigned to A. G. Russell™ Knives is used by both these knives as well as the A. G. Russell™ Bird & Trout.

As a better match for the Cocobolo handles of our kitchen knives, we have constructed our wood knife block from poplar wood and added a black paint.

The Leo IV was Boker's® first fixed blade knife to use Damascus blade steel forged from the barrel of the famous German battletank, Leopard. Boker's® Damascus forger combineed three different steels (carbon tool steels and ball-bearing steel) with the Leopard's gun barrel steel to create a completely unique blade material.

During the time when a cutting tool was some form of stone, volcanic glass (obsidian) was the most prized of all the materials available. It enabled blades to be made that would cut better than any other material. Obsidian was so prized that men would travel hundreds of miles on foot to gather enough for a supply of tools. Landon Selby, the expert craftsman who has made our obsidian knives for years, uses the same materials and the same techniques to create all the models we offer.

While the CRKT® L'il Guppie™ is much smaller than the full-size Guppie, it is a surprisingly useful tool.

CRKT® liked the concept of the pendant/money clip knife and worked with Boyd to create a production Ashworth Turtle™ series. This is a useful knife suited to hundreds of daily tasks from clipping recipes to opening packages or sharpening pencils.

For 2008, Buck® created a series of three knives inspired by the artistry of handcrafted guitars. The handles are crafted from actual guitar fret material and abalone dots set in rich cocobolo wood scales. The first in this series is the Buck® Gen-5™, a fixed blade knife introduced in 2007.

These letter openers are authentic reproductions of WWII standard issue military knives. Both have a non-reflective black coated carbon steel blade and stacked leather handle like the originals.

This small 1830s to 1840s style Bowie Knife from Wrangler® has handle scales of Curly Maple and a drop point blade with file worked back and Spanish notch. Like knives made during those years in this country, the blade is thin (about 1/16"), making the knife both lightweight and a good choice for slicing.

The idea of cutting a fine steak with the knife provided by most restaurants, even very classy ones, is nearly enough to keep me from ordering a steak. A perfect solution to this problem is the Shun Gentleman's Personal Knife.

In the Old West a piece of cloth or leather was wrapped around a muzzle loader's lead shot to prevent the escape of gases when the gun was fired. Each "patch" was cut with a knife much like this one created by Wrangler®. Like the original knives made during the early years of this country, the blades are thin (about 1/16") making the knife both lightweight and a good choice for slicing.

Swiss Army knives are carried in pockets and in belt pouches all over the world. The Swiss Champ is a standard model carried by multitudes for years. It is built in 8 layers with 33 different functions. A bulky yet pocket sized toolbox.

The SOG® Kilowatt is a working theme knife designed for the electrician, homeowner, contractor, or anyone who might need to strip wire in a pinch. Three separate systems address wire from fine multi-strand all the way up to cable.

The Guppie's™ adjustable wrench jaw opens to 1/2", making it a handy tool for light assembly and repair, and a very useful emergency tool in the home, office, or outdoors.

This is a knife for food preparation. It is designed to be a personal knife for those who want the finest possible tool for slicing, dicing and otherwise preparing vegetables and meats. Also shown are all purpose tweezers.

This block is hollow which means there is no way for debris and bacteria to accumulate inside the knife block and come in contact with knife blades.

KAI Shun Classic Cutlery is a powerhouse in Seki City, Gifu Provence, Japan. Seki because of the location of iron, has been the center of the production of swords, knives and other cutting tools for the past 700 years. KAI has been a leader in kitchen and utility knives for over 90 years; they own Kershaw Knives of Portland, Oregon, as well as extensive production facilities in Japan and other parts of the Pacific Rim.

We produced the Ultimate Pen Knife because a knife this small hasn't been produced for many years and never previously with Titanium scales or VG-10 blade steel. This is the most PC knife you can imagine. It is so small, it will not offend anyone.

This pocketknife was designed for the woodcarver who wants to work anywhere, and not always have to carry his tool roll, mallet and other tools. There are six blades designed for the carver, a detail knife, a straight gouge, hook knife, V-scorp, gouge scorp, and a chisel. All of the blades are razor sharp and all blades lock in the open position.

Designed with comfort as well as functionality in mind, the Zilla™Tool is a departure from the typical multi-tool pliers. It has an ergonomic design, with rounded edges throughout, no sharp edges to hurt the hand.

The Little Brother Barlow, released in 1978, was an original A. G. Russell design produced for the Knife Collector's Club. It had a cartridge inlay of a .219 Zipper, a really hot varmint cartridge of the 1930s. This was a jack knife for dress wear; slim, compact and of the absolute highest quality. Hen & Rooster knives were made years before William Henry appeared and are still the finest traditional pocketknives ever made.

There were only 1,800 CM-4's with Ivory scales made. We then produced the Model 104 in five different handle materials (only these remain). These are great knives. You can not get this quality today any place else at these prices. If you want one of the knives made in the original shop of the Bertram Firm, this is an opportunity you will not want to miss.

The knives in this set are for those of you who have been searching for kitchen knives of superlative steel.

I really liked the kitchen knives that Erika Dahmann made for us in Solingen from the 1970s until she sold the company in the mid-1990s. Our Italian partner is capable of that same quality. Those German knives were bought by a great many of the top handmade knifemakers for use in their own kitchens.

The Osprey is either a small "Gentleman's" Locking Knife or a Miniature Frontlock knife. In either case, it is a pleasure to handle and to own.

The original knife collectors polish; for polishing chrome, silver, brass, nickel silver, blade steels, etc. I have used it for over 30 years and while I have tried every new polish I run into, I have never found one to replace it.

The knife industry in Europe, as well as in Japan, has always centered around one area in each country. In England, it was Sheffield, in Germany, Solingen, in Japan, Seki City and in Italy it has been Maniago. In the recent past, we have seen a decline in quality knife production in England, Germany, the United States and most recently in Japan. There are good companies making quality knives remaining in Germany, Japan and the U. S., but they are few.

Over the years I have seen many sailors knives, including the one made for us in Japan. Year after year, those knives have proved to be both durable and dependable, but I have long felt that a new, modern design was needed. I have had requests from sailors for a knife with current materials and technical features.

For those of you who are tired of the standard black handles on kitchen knives, but weren't really taken with our white corian-like handles, we have created a series with VG-10 Core Damascus blades and solid, natural Cocobolo handles. We have re-designed the shape of the handle to provide a bit more fullness in the palm of the hand.

Bob Dozier has taken on the challenge of making the ultimate Loveless designed drop point which we will sell for about one-third or one-fourth the current market price of a genuine Loveless hunting knife.

For years we have watched for woodcarving sets and had not seen one that we felt was worthy of our customer's attention. Now we have found, from one of our top Japanese knifemakers, a set of carving tools with exotic wood handles and fine carbon steel blades in a stitched canvas tool wrap.

This reduced version of the old-time favorite measures only 4-1/4" closed. Features the traditional yellow delrin handle with inset sharpening stone for fish hooks.

A great tool, especially for those who are looking for one that is really sturdy.

During the time when a cutting tool was some form of stone, volcanic glass (obsidian) was the most prized of all the materials available. It enabled blades to be made that would cut better than any other material. Obsidian was so prized that men would travel hundreds of miles on foot to gather enough for a supply of tools.

These handsome steak knives with blades of 440 high-carbon stainless tool steel have been handled with Picasso Marble from Utah. The quality is outstanding, the appeal superb.

Created exclusively for A. G. Russell and Russell's for Men by Santa Fe Stoneworks, this Kershaw Leek is a stunning knife, one that will give you years of pleasure. The Leek is an assisted opening knife designed by Ken Onion. It was an Onion design produced by Kershaw that started the assisted opening wave in folding knives.

What a handy little tool for those of us who carry one of the many knives being produced today using Torx fasteners. This website is full of knives with Torx fasteners to attach handle scales to the knife frame or to hold pocket clips that are removable or reversible.

A convenient combination for your picnic basket, RV or kitchen drawer. Two Japanese manufacturers, one a maker of fine kitchen knives and one a maker of top quality scissors, have worked together to develop a tool that includes both.

This five-in-one Carabiner tool features a sturdy 6061-T6 aircraft aluminum frame in black and a 3-1/4" blade made from AUS-6 stainless steel at 57-59 Rc.

The KAI Shun Classic Ken Onion 8" Chef's Knife was introduced by Kershaw at the 2005 Blade® Show where it was selected as the Kitchen Knife of the Year®. The knife utilizes the same blade steel and handle material used in the original Shun knives, but the comparisons stop there. Ken Onion is a handmade knifemaker who has been designing knives for Kershaw for a number of years.

The Argentine Gaucho, the "cowboy" of the Pampas, is as important in the Argentine culture as the American cowboy is in our own. Typically, the Gaucho carried a Winchester rifle, a Smith & Wesson revolver and a "punal".

For over 100 years Boker® has been making fine quality knives, including stag handled pocketknives. For most of those years the Boker® brand was overshadowed by the size and advertising power of Henckels and by the sheer elegance of Hen & Rooster. Today, they make the finest knives coming out Solingen, Germany. In fact, they now manufacture both Henckels and Hen & Rooster knives.

I really liked the kitchen knives that Erika Dahmann made for us in Solingen from the 1970s until she sold the company in the mid-1990s. Our Italian partner is capable of that same quality. Those German knives were bought by a great many of the top handmade knifemakers for use in their own kitchens.

I really liked the kitchen knives that Erika Dahmann made for us in Solingen from the 1970s until she sold the company in the mid-1990s. Our new Italian partner is capable of that same quality. Those German knives were bought by a great many of the top handmade knifemakers for use in their own kitchens.

Bo Randall made his first knife in the late 1930s, and by World War II, Randall Knives were the best known handmade knives in the world. That level of recognition has not diminished in the sixty some years since.

This outstanding product is the best we have ever seen for preventing rust or staining on high carbon tool steel, or any non-stainless steel. For best results clean the metal with WD-40 or very hot water.

Each year the designers at Leatherman come up with yet another bigger and better multi-tool. One of the latest additions to their line is the Charge TTi. The Titanium handle houses a large bit driver, bottle/can opener, wood/metal & diamond-coated file, large screw driver, small bit driver, scissors, serrated knife blade/cutting hook and clip point blade.

To commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the founding of the Knife Collectors Club™, A.G. has designed the Cattaraugus® Two Blade Whittler. While this is a Reverse Congress pattern, notice that it is like no other Reverse Congress you have seen.

Len Yule and his dad are the only father/son team to win the National Wild Turkey Call Championship. While his dad dominates the collectible duck call market, Len has earned his reputation with turkey calls, where his calls fetch from $1000-$4,000 each.

This knife and fork set begins with the centuries old pattern used by Bavarian hunters to carry in the pocket on the leg of their Lederhosen (leather shorts). Make a simple knife of that pattern (almost a perfect steak knife) with scales of the antler of European Red Deer, add those same great stag scales to a fork and we have a picnic set as elegant as anyone could wish for.

Browning® has introduced a series of six knives honoring American people, events or locations of historical significance. These six knives honor the Liberty Tree, Jim Bowie and the Alamo, Robert E. Lee, Dwight Eisenhower, the Vietnam War and Crazy Horse.

The material of this super light and handy little axe is high carbon stainless cutlery steel from the most modern of Sweden's steel mills. The Sassafrass wood handle is shaped to enable you to work hour after hour making the most of the 5-1/2" cutting edge of this remarkable tool.

This folding hunter is a revival of one introduced about 40 years ago by Grohmann Knives and patterned after the original D. H. Russell Canadian Belt Knife. This design with the "Wasp Waist" swept the World in the late 1950's.

This was the last knife made by the little Bertram factory before I lost it in 1980. It is absolutely the finest quality production folding knife available today. Compare it to knives made by custom makers.

The .44 Magnum Whittler, released in 1975, is one of only two knives made for the Knife Collector's Club by Hen & Rooster and marked A. G. Russell. The other was the CM-4 Baby Barlow. All other KCC knives made by Hen & Rooster were marked with the hen and rooster on the mark side of the main blade and Bertram on the reverse.

One of the most popular pocketknives Böker® has ever offered has been their Gentleman's Lockback. This version is the most elegant yet.