A.G. Russell Knives

The first Al-Mar® knife, introduced to the public in 1985, was a 6" folder with a 4-1/2" blade weighing 12 oz. While some of the early knives made it into SERE (Survival-Evasion-Resistance-Escape), a program that provides military personnel, Department of Defense civilians and private military contractors with training in evading capture, survival skills and the military code of conduct, the vast majority were snapped up by those of us who love knives.

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.