He was born in Eudora, Arkansas where his great-grandfather taught him how to make knives when he was nine. Russell went on to make knives as a hobby and profession. In 1964, Russell switched his focus to selling Arkansas whetstones and a year later began selling knives. In 1968 he started the first forum for selling aftermarket knives, the A. G. Russell List of Knives for Immediate Delivery, which later became The Cutting Edge. His mailing list was used as a basis for the first two knife magazines, Knife World, and The American Blade, now known as Blade. In 1970 he co-founded the Knife Collectors Club and the Knifemakers' Guild, both of which are the oldest continuously functioning organizations of their types.[2]
Russell was the first member of the Knife Digest Cutlery Hall of Fame and produced the first commemorative pocket knife. Russell designed and produced the first linerless pocket knife with all-plastic handles in 1970. In 1975, he designed a unique boot knife he called the "Sting", a small knife intended for hunting and personal defense.[3] In 1987, he introduced the "A. G. Russell One Hand Knife" which was one of the first production knives to use a blade thumbstud for one-handed opening.[4] In 1988 he was inducted into the Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame.[5]
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A. G. Russell third variant of the Sting boot knife. Knife courtesy of Mike Cumpston
In 1964 Russell founded "A. G. Russell Knives", the largest reseller of aftermarket knives. The company began selling Arkansas Whetstones and moved on to sell Randall Made Knives, Morseth Knives, and what were becoming collectible custom knives. By the 1970s, Russell was hiring knifemakers to assemble in-house designs.[6]
^. Blade Magazine. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
^Lewis, Jack (1995). "Knifemaker of the Month". Gun World. 35 (10): 60.
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russell, august, 1933, october, 2018, american, knife, maker, born, 1933, august, 1933eudora, arkansas, diedoctober, 2018, 2018, aged, occupation, knifemaker, ceospousegoldie, russellawardsblade, cutlery, hall, fame, born, eudora, arkansas, where, great, grand. A G Russell August 27 1933 October 12 2018 1 was an American knife maker A G RussellBorn 1933 08 27 August 27 1933Eudora Arkansas U S DiedOctober 12 2018 2018 10 12 aged 85 Occupation s Knifemaker CEOSpouseGoldie RussellAwardsBlade Cutlery Hall of Fame He was born in Eudora Arkansas where his great grandfather taught him how to make knives when he was nine Russell went on to make knives as a hobby and profession In 1964 Russell switched his focus to selling Arkansas whetstones and a year later began selling knives In 1968 he started the first forum for selling aftermarket knives the A G Russell List of Knives for Immediate Delivery which later became The Cutting Edge His mailing list was used as a basis for the first two knife magazines Knife World and The American Blade now known as Blade In 1970 he co founded the Knife Collectors Club and the Knifemakers Guild both of which are the oldest continuously functioning organizations of their types 2 Russell was the first member of the Knife Digest Cutlery Hall of Fame and produced the first commemorative pocket knife Russell designed and produced the first linerless pocket knife with all plastic handles in 1970 In 1975 he designed a unique boot knife he called the Sting a small knife intended for hunting and personal defense 3 In 1987 he introduced the A G Russell One Hand Knife which was one of the first production knives to use a blade thumbstud for one handed opening 4 In 1988 he was inducted into the Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame 5 A G Russell Knives edit nbsp A G Russell third variant of the Sting boot knife Knife courtesy of Mike Cumpston In 1964 Russell founded A G Russell Knives the largest reseller of aftermarket knives The company began selling Arkansas Whetstones and moved on to sell Randall Made Knives Morseth Knives and what were becoming collectible custom knives By the 1970s Russell was hiring knifemakers to assemble in house designs 6 References edit Rogers knife maker A G Russell dies Lewis Jack Roger Combs 1992 Gun Digest Book of Knives Iola WI DBI Books p 120 ISBN 978 0 87349 129 7 Ahern Jerry 2010 Armed for Personal Defense Iola WI Krause p 83 ISBN 978 1 4402 1408 0 Pacella Gerard 2002 100 Legendary Knives Krause Publications p 145 ISBN 978 0 87349 417 5 Mr SpeedSafe Joins the Club Blade Magazine 2008 07 22 Archived from the original on 2008 08 13 Retrieved 2011 03 21 Lewis Jack 1995 Knifemaker of the Month Gun World 35 10 60 External links editA G Russell Knives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A G Russell amp oldid 1113149342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
