A.G. Russell Knives

The Vanguard is Buck's answer to the Loveless Drop Point Hunter. Since it was introduced by Bob Loveless in the 1960s, the drop point has been the accepted standard for hunting blade shapes. Nearly 30 years later, Buck introduced the Vanguard, one of the many production versions of the drop point hunter. Buck has two standard versions, one with a layered stabalized wood handle and the other with a rubberized handle.

Tom Mayo began making knives in late 1981, but his love of knives started when he was a young boy, probably in the way most young men develop a love of knives: by knives being passed down or given as gifts by an older generation.

Using Buck's® Mini Alpha Hunter, David Yellowhorse has created a unique and striking collectible with a solid piece of Bloody Jasper for both handle scales. Each scale is inlaid with an intricate nickel silver shield of an eagle's head and an eagle feather. David has finished the flat surfaces of the Mini Alpha with his own surface pattern and has mirror polished the hollow ground portion of the blade.

Each year the Buck® Custom Shop produces several limited edition knives based on their standard models. Only a few have been based on the Model 119. This year they have created a version of the 119 with a 420HC stainless blade ground to resemble chipped flint with a handle of genuine buffalo horn inlaid with a contrasting nickel silver cutout of a white-tail buck.

Buck® has chosen their Duke folder as the canvas to present the highest hand in poker - the Royal Flush. The five cards are carved into a smooth buffalo horn handle then the lines are gold-filled. A spade is cut into the nickel silver bolster then gold plated.

The Buck® 110 has been used many times as a platform for unusual and unique materials and processes. It may be one of the most collected knives in the country.

For 2008, Buck® has 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.

Each year Buck® creates a small group of customized knives using standard Buck® models. For 2008, among other models, they have created what they refer to as the Buck Guitar series. This series utilizes real guitar fret material and mother-of-pearl or abalone dots set in cocobolo or Indian rosewood handle scales.

The Buck® 55 is a half-sized version of the Buck 110 Lockback, the knife the Buck company was built on.