A.G. Russell Knives

"There is a small window of relatively good weather." Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower received these words from his chief meteorologist, advising him of weather conditions during the largest accumulation of force the Germans would encounter during World War II. Nearly 3 million men awaited his order.

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.

We are always looking for knives with unusual locks. Especially, those that seem to offer a better way of releasing the lock. This knife from Browning fits that bill. The locking system is basically a locking liner, but with a twist. It takes both liners to make this lock work.

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.

Browning® has chosen a single blade Bailey Bradshaw lockback folder with bolsters and caps as the first release in their second series of their Mastersmith Collection. Through the next several weeks they will release the second knife from each of the four mastersmiths: Jerry Fisk, John Fitch, Joseph Keeslar and James Crowell. Each knifemaker has earned Mastersmith rank with the American Bladesmith Society.

Rope Cutting Competitions have become a spectator sport and are showing up more and more at knife shows around the country. The only two men to win an American Bladesmith (ABS) World Cutting Championship are James Crowell and Reggie Barker.

Jerry Fisk is one of the most highly recognized bladesmiths making knives today. His knives have received so many awards that it would take much of this page to list them all. As a boy, Jerry watched in awe as a neighboring blacksmith created knife blades at his forge. A sixth grade field trip to the old James Black shop in Washington, Arkansas seems to have assured Jerry's path in life.

The Crowell Hunter is the fourth release in Browning's Mastersmith Collection which includes knife designs from five of the most prestigious bladesmiths in the country; Bailey Bradshaw, Jerry Fisk, John Fitch, Joseph Keeslar and James Crowell. Each knifemaker has earned Mastersmith rank with the American Bladesmith Society.

The Browning "Mastersmith Series" is remarkably successful, thanks in large part to the very desirable limits of only 500 of each knife. This means that there are never quite enough to go around to the dedicated collector/users of Browning products. "Big" John Fitch's large drop point is the third release in this series. The Bradshaw folder and Keeslar Hunter were released earlier this year.

Crazy Horse was a leader. He was often at odds with leaders of his tribe, yet he has become the most revered of all Sioux leaders, including Sitting Bull, and has far eclipsed Red Cloud and Spotted Tail who engineered his death.

The Keesler Hunter has a 5-1/2" satin finished drop point blade of high-carbon tool steel at 57-59 Rc. The Birdseye Maple handle scales are pinned to the full tang with four copper pins and are separated from the tang with copper liners.