A.G. Russell Knives

Shortly after World War II, General Curtis LeMay, then head of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), authorized the creation of a survival kit for crews of the long-range bombers. Requirements were that the knife it contained had to be an effective tool for survival in the wild with the ability to perform a number of functions including field dressing and cleaning fish. A must was that it had to be lightweight.

This innovative knife was designed by American designers Miltner Adams. With its Top Grip construction, it is 100% safe in your hand in any situation. The handle design allows the user to open his hand in order to grab or hold another object without risk of losing the knife.

The Böker Scout (or Camp) knife is unusual in that, instead of 4 blades with several functions, there are six blades including a reamer-leather punch, corkscrew, ...

Over the years, we have offered many knives from several manufacturers featuring Devin Thomas Damascus blades. For the first time, Boker has teamed up with the "Master of Exotic Damascus" to create a collectible folder.

Böker®, today's top German manufacturer of sporting knives, has taken one of their most popular models and added Grand Canyon Jigged Bone handle scales.

This 3-1/8” Medium Pen Knife is perfect for handling those smaller jobs around the house or in the office.

Boker's® little Gentleman's Lockback has been a very popular knife with Stag and Bog Oak handle scales and with Stag scales and a Damascus blade. Rich, finely finished rosewood scales allow Boker to offer the same knife at a lower price, putting it within a price range for gift giving or carrying in your pocket.

Cinch was launched in 1996 as a premium quality jean and shirt brand for the western male. Very soon after introduction, some of the best rodeo, bull riding and equine athletes in the world began to wear the brand for its quality fit and look.

For many years, Dietmar Kressler has been acknowledged as the finest maker of hunting and fighting knives in Europe. He is known for being a perfectionist in design and classic style. The partnership between Kressler and Boker® is one made in knifemaker heaven, Europe's greatest knife designer and the most innovative knife manufacturer in Europe. In design of the new Boker Integrance, "integral elegance", Dietmar proves that a rugged knife can still be very stylish.

Böker® celebrates their 140th anniversary this year and they have much to celebrate. The company is one of the last production facilities left in Solingen, Germany, the "City of Blades". For those of us who love sporting knives, they are about the only one of major significance. To celebrate, they have introduced a number of new models, added several knifemakers to their list of designers, including Bob Dozier, Bill Harsey and Dietmar Kressler, and introduced several limited productions commemorating this important anniversary.

Bob Dozier has been one of America's foremost makers of handmade knives since about 1968. He makes some of the finest and most practical handmade knives you'll find. Recently, he has teamed up with Böker® of Germany, a one hundred year old plus international knife manufacturer, and the finest knife manufacturer left in Germany, to produce several of his designs. One of those designs is the Anchorage Pro Hunter.

Böker® has made a special run of this superb little gentleman’s pen knife with grade A premium Mother-of-Pearl handle scales and 440A blade steel. This pen knife with rounded bolsters has been a model in their line for a number of years, offered routinely with bone handle scales and occasionally with pearl or stag scales.

Designed by John Bailey, the International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame 2003 Instructor of the Year, the Ziel Throwing Knife is balanced for both handle and blade throwing for maximum penetration in all types of competition targets.

The term EDC (Every Day Carry) gets a whole new dimension. With a compact size of just over 2" (closed), the Keycom can be conveniently carried on the key ring, and offers the ergonomics and functionality we already know from all of Chad Los Baños designs.

The Kalashnikov 101 series are two new models of the only officially licensed Kalashnikov knife series.

In 2007, Boker, under the new label Boker Plus, began producing a series of knives designed to meet the critical demands of the Armed Forces. For 2008, they have added a spearpoint folder to the line.

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"With an overall length of 5-1/4" and a blade length of just over 2", this ergonomic design of this knife provides a super secure grip, enhanced by the notched thumb ramp on the blade spine.

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The term "EDC" (Every Day Carry) gets a whole new dimension. With a compact size of just over 2-1/4" (closed), the Keycom can be conveniently carried on the key ring, and offers the ergonomics and functionality we already know from all of Chad Los Baños designs.

The Hyper is the latest addition to the compact series from Chad Los Baños. It combines a sturdy framelock and stainless steel handles featuring G-10 and Grip-Zones for security in almost any condition. The handle, clip and blade are all covered with a titanium coating for fewer glares.

The Trance Drop Point, from Chad Los Baños is designed for hunting chores. It's slightly larger size from the popular Subcom series combines a powerful AUS-8 stainless steel blade and an ergonomically shaped handle.

The latest introduction of Cinch pocketknives offers a true workhorse for inside and outside the arena. Features a stainless steel handle, with western scroll engraving with 24K gold accents.

A set of two knives carried in a single sheath is not highly common even though knives have been carried this way since nearly the beginning of time.

The team of Boker and Chad Los Baños continue to produce winners. Similar in style to its baby brother the Subcom, the MPT is designed for those of you who prefer a larger blade than the original.

In 1943 there existed two H. Böker companies, one in Solingen, Germany and one in New Jersey. The New Jersey company had been expropriated by the U.S. early in WWI. During WWII the U. S. government ordered production of the new M3 Trench Knife from nine companies.

Last year, Boker® brought us a really fine Bowie for our catalog. The only problem was that the handle was too small for my medium sized hand. A small redesign, a new sample and a few months later we have a knife that not only pleases the folks at Boker and A. G. Russell, it will please you as well. A very fine knife.

Crafted high in the French Alps, these tough knives of simple design and rugged materials have long been a favorite of Europeans. The original Opinel line was created by founder Joseph Opinel in 1890. Today, the knives are made with the same attention to detail, with modern carbon steel blades, pearwood handles and the traditional Opinel locking safety ring.

In 2005 Böker® offered a "Folding Hunter" with a blade of Damascus made from the barrel of the famous "Leopard I", the German battle tank. The steel, developed to resist the wear of many rounds going through the barrel in a very short time, brings great benefit to knife users. Plenty of strength and first class edge holding.

To carry many of the folding knives being produced today, a pocket clip is a must. It can be clipped at the top of your pocket, with the knife protected inside, or positioned conveniently on the outside of the pocket when easy access is critical.

Böker®, once a middle-sized manufacturer of decent quality knives that fit below Hen & Rooster, Henckels and Puma, is today the largest cutlery manufacturer in Solingen and makes pocketknives for the Henckels and Hen & Rooster marks.

From the island of Hilo, Hawaii, designed by Chad Los Baños, comes the Boker Trance. It has a slightly larger size from the popular Subcom, and combines a powerful AUS-8 stainless steel blade and an ergonomically shaped handle.

Boker, under the label Boker Plus, is producing a series of knives designed to meet the critical demands of the Armed Forces. The Tanto Folder I is one of those knives. Designed for extreme conditions, this folder can stand up to just about anything.

Ernst Felix, owner of Böker® says that the tree as Böker's trademark is as old as the company - 138 years. A real chestnut tree growing close to the plant gave Heinrich Böker the idea to choose this symbol for quality. In the company's first year, they were already shipping to Africa and South America where few could read the company's name.

Like its namesake, the Eurofighter aircraft, this knife is fast and powerful. Designed to handle multiple tasks with ease and precision. The blade is a modified recurve style with a large false edge in the back made from 154-CM stainless steel at 59-61 Rc. and measuring 4".

This series of Boker® traditional folding knives is dedicated to the famous Appaloosa horse. The Appaloosa was introduced to Mexico by the Spanish in the 1500s and spread throughout North America. Known for their incredible strength and stamina, they can be recognized by their unique coloring - various shades of brown and white, in irregular spots. This coloration is the inspiration for the bone scales on these knives.

Compact in size, but tough and reliable when in use, this traditional style lockback folder will tackle just about any job you can think of.

This series of Böker® traditional folding knives is dedicated to the famous Appaloosa horse. The Appaloosa was introduced to Mexico by the Spanish in the 1500s and spread throughout North America. Known for their incredible strength and stamina, they can be recognized by their unique coloring, various shades of brown and white, in irregular spots. This coloration is the inspiration for the bone scales on these knives.

This traditional style lockback folder is a new version of a typical Boker. The clip style blade is new and the handle scales are crafted from smoked oak, a material I have never seen used for knife handles.

In early 2006, Boker introduced the Subcom folder, designed by Chad Los Baños. It quickly became one of our more popular sellers for the year. Its compact size coupled with its full sized blade made a very pocketable folder.

In early 2006, Boker introduced the Subcom folder, designed by Chad Los Baños. It quickly became one of our more popular sellers for the year. Its compact size coupled with its full sized blade made a very pocketable folder.

This fast growing Western clothing line has chosen Böker® to make the knives that are part of their selection of cowboy goods. Especially handsome are those dressed in yellow bone handle scales.

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.

The Subcom FB (fixed blade) is a formidable workhorse. Made from a solid piece of bead-blasted 440C stainless at 57-59 Rc., with a 2-3/8" long and 1-1/2" wide blade, you get a lot of cutting edge. The skeletal handle and thumb ramps improve the grip. Measures just 5-1/2" overall and weighs a mere 3.3 oz. and only 3.7 oz. in the sheath.

From the Manufacturer:

"There have been many designs from Dietmar Pohl that we have introduced successfully, and we are glad to have him with us. Diligence and imagination are his specialties."

These traditional Böker® folders with Tortoise Celluloid handle scales are made especially for A. G. Russell™ Knives. Böker® has agreed to make several of their most popular patterns for us with old markings and shields.

Bud Nealy's handmade fast access defense knife for the man who wears a suit, has been a very high ticket item. A joint effort between Nealy and Boker brought production models into the market place in 1999.

This interesting little knife is from Böker®. It is made in Taiwan and carries their Magnum mark. They call it the Sub Com Folder, I call it the Sturdy Little Knife.

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".

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.

Collaboration between some of the sharpest minds in the martial arts the Escrima folder is designed to be the ultimate when it comes to self-defense.

For over 100 years Böker® has been making fine quality knives, including stag handled pocketknives. For most of those years the Böker® 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.

Böker® has reached the very top of the German cutlery trade. All of the firms who overshadowed them in the past are gone, or if they still exist they are having Böker® make their pocketknives.

Giving up only a little of ceramic's edge holding ability, they have achieved a top quality blade material. It holds an edge like ceramic with toughness closer to steel.

Böker® has owned a factory in Argentina for many years. It was staffed with German cutlery workers who had immigrated to that country, and now with their children and grandchildren.

Shades of the AK-47 bayonet. This 4" blade of 440C stainless tool steel looks as wicked as the bayonets furnished with the combat rifle invented in 1947 by Mikhail Kalashnikov, who was then a young Soviet Army officer.

This is an interesting twist to Böker's® ceramic knives. I find this to be a serious and useful knife and recommend it for anyone with interest in the quality of ceramic blades.

This knife will remind you of the Infinity, Böker's® knife with a ceramic blade. Böker® has taken advantage of the same handle to create a general purpose knife with a 3-3/8" drop-point blade of 420J2 stainless at 55-57 Rc.

About 20 years ago Col. Applegate premiered his Applegate-Fairbairn Fighting Knife. The first version was handmade by T. J. Yancy in Colorado. This knife has had a long life. When T. J. stopped making them, Al Mar made them in Japan. While Blackjack had their factory operating in Illinois, they made the knife, and now they are being made by Böker® in Solingen, Germany.

For over 100 years Böker® has been making fine quality knives, including stag handled pocketknives. For most of those years the Böker® 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.

You need two to four of these in every vehicle you own. How many times have you gotten take-out and found that they did not include eating utensils.

Crafted high in the French Alps, these tough knives of simple design and rugged materials have long been a favorite of Europeans. The original Opinel line was created by founder Joseph Opinel in 1890.

The Böker® Scout (or Camp) knife is unusual in that, instead of 4 blades with several functions, there are six blades including a reamer-leather punch, corkscrew, screwdriver-cap lifter (bottle opener), can opener, 2-1/2" Traditional Spear Point blade, and a 1- 3/4" Clip Point blade.