Seconds

The Seconds Mark

Notch on the bottom of tang indicates that this knife is an A. G. Russell Second.

When manufacturing knives, there will always be a few which have imperfections and do not meet our standards of quality. Many of these knives make really good using knives. We have always marked these knives with a notch in the blade and sold them at a few knife shows and in our store here in Rogers. The volume of these knives has always been small and mostly they have accumulated on our shelves.

All of these knives are marked with the 2nds notch behind the kick of the main blade on the folders and on the ricasso or choil of the fixed blade knives. All of them are fully functional. The problems on most knives are cosmetic and minor, just enough that we could not sell them as first quality. On others, the problem is minor rust.

Please keep in mind that the quantities will vary, some models will be very limited and will last only a short time. Some will be added back at a later time as they are available again. Just check the site regularly.

These are great values and we make the same guarantee as on the regular knives in the catalog. The only thing we ask is that if you give them as gifts, please let the recipient know that they are 2nds so they don't return the knife to us when they discover a chip in the pearl handle. It is very embarrassing to your friend when we have to point out that the blade is notched and explain that the knife was purchased as a 2nd.

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A. G. Russell Lockback

The A. G. Russell^™ Lockback and Mini Lockback with drop point blades were a staple in our line of knives for nearly ten years. They were first produced with AUS-8 blades, then in 1998 they were some of the first models that we converted to ATS-34.

A. G. Russell™ Frame-Lock Spear Point - Seconds

At less than 3 oz., this Titanium handled Frame Lock is a very handy knife. The new flat ground spear point blade makes it a fine hunting knife or utility knife, in most instances, a street legal knife for all purposes.

A. G. Russell™ Stag Small Wharncliffe Whittler - Seconds

Please look closely at these knives. I have redesigned all three blades in both knives and think that the new shapes will be as exciting to you as they are to me. In the past 75-100 years, no one has taken the time and trouble to do what we are doing with pocket knives. These thinly ground blades are BG-42 at 60-62 Rc.