A.G. Russell Knives

For many years, David Yellowhorse has been a popular name found in many collections. We have carried many knives embellished by David, including knives made by BUCK®, Lone Wolf® and Wrangler® Knives.

The Wrangler® Ozark Hunter is a fine using knife, not just a knife to hang on the belt. Its traditional style, including an antiqued, hammered finish, harkens back to a time when a knife was more than a collector's piece, it was a lifeline.

This Wrangler® Hunter is a traditional style knife with a full tang, but the handle is certainly not traditional. A snakeskin camo pattern has been applied over a molded plastic handle creating a surface that feels "soft".

The Wrangler® traditional lockback and fixed blade hunter each features handle scales of genuine stag with maple burl and nickel silver spacers.

These Wrangler® Big Timber lockbacks are traditional style folders favored by those who like a solid heavy folder. The small one fits comfortably in your pocket, while the large one works best in a pouch on your belt. Available in two sizes both with handle scales of African Ebony with maple burl and nickel silver spacers, nickel silver bolsters and caps and brass liners.

The handles scales on both sides of the knife are created by Navajo silversmith David Yellowhorse. He has also hand carved the nickel silver bolsters and caps. The liners are brass.

The Wrangler® Texas Star Hunter is a traditional style knife with a full tang and highly figured cocobolo handle scales inlaid with a Texas Star shield with the words "Texas Wrangler" on the circle around the star. The handle pins and thong hole liner are brass.

We have offered half a dozen different models over the past year, mainly focusing on what Wrangler® refers to as their Indian knives. This Coffin Handled Bowie, represents a change in direction.

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.

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.

The Wrangler Big Timber is a traditional style knife favored by those who are looking for something to use, not just hang on the belt.

The Wrangler® All American hunter features a 3-7/8" drop point blade of 440 stainless at 57-59 Rc. with a satin finish and a gold filled deep etch of the head of an American Eagle and the words Wrangler All American. Includes stainless steel bolsters, screws and lanyard hole liner and genuine European stag handle scales.

Before this past year, I do not believe a knife was ever marked with the Wrangler® brand. Sometime during the past year, the brand's owner licensed a new U. S. knife company to produce Wrangler® knives. At this point there are only a few models in the line. It will be interesting to see what becomes of this.