Anybody buy a AG Russel Sowbelly Trapper

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I want one of these. REAL BAD.
Anyone have one? And if so, what are your thoughts on it?
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American Blade 92 wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 3:06 am I want one of these. REAL BAD.
Anyone have one? And if so, what are your thoughts on it?
AB-92, that is a good-looking knife! Are they made in Tawain? I'm not sure where AGR is having things produced these days... ::shrug::
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GSPTOPDOG wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 3:21 am
American Blade 92 wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 3:06 am I want one of these. REAL BAD.
Anyone have one? And if so, what are your thoughts on it?
AB-92, that is a good-looking knife! Are they made in Tawain? I'm not sure where AGR is having things produced these days... ::shrug::
I agree! It's beautiful. I imagine it's made somewhere overseas. I honestly don't know where it's made though.
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American Blade 92 wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 3:24 am
GSPTOPDOG wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 3:21 am
American Blade 92 wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 3:06 am I want one of these. REAL BAD.
Anyone have one? And if so, what are your thoughts on it?
AB-92, that is a good-looking knife! Are they made in Tawain? I'm not sure where AGR is having things produced these days... ::shrug::
I agree! It's beautiful. I imagine it's made somewhere overseas. I honestly don't know where it's made though.

I did a little reading, they are made in China.
However, guaranteed quality. They opened and closed one knife 300,000 time to make sure the springs won't fail. ::teary_eyes::
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American Blade 92 wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 3:42 am
American Blade 92 wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 3:24 am
GSPTOPDOG wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 3:21 am
I did a little reading, they are made in China.
However, guaranteed quality. They opened and closed one knife 300,000 time to make sure the springs won't fail. ::teary_eyes::
Well, they are very nice looking, ::nod:: ... I have some older AGR knives and they were made in Japan and Germany. Then production shifted to Tawain ... Now... ::uc:: ... I guess Tawain became cost prohibitive for production as well .... :(
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I had one. Big knife. Heavy knife. No half stops if I remember correctly. Made in China. Pulls were relatively light. Not bear traps like many of the newer knives these days.

They’ve been around for a while. It was at least 10 years ago when I bought mine. Probably longer. It’s a good knife if you like big knives and don’t mind the weight. Very good build quality.
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Those are very good looking knives. I plan to stop by their store in Arkansas next month just to shoot the crap with them a little bit. Might pick up one then.
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I bought the single Wharncliffe blade version in 2015 and everything Rick said is spot on.
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GSPTOPDOG wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 4:35 am
American Blade 92 wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 3:42 am
American Blade 92 wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 3:24 am
I did a little reading, they are made in China.
However, guaranteed quality. They opened and closed one knife 300,000 time to make sure the springs won't fail. ::teary_eyes::
Well, they are very nice looking, ::nod:: ... I have some older AGR knives and they were made in Japan and Germany. Then production shifted to Tawain ... Now... ::uc:: ... I guess Tawain became cost prohibitive for production as well .... :(
That's interesting, thanks for the information.
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Railsplitter wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 9:16 am I had one. Big knife. Heavy knife. No half stops if I remember correctly. Made in China. Pulls were relatively light. Not bear traps like many of the newer knives these days.

They’ve been around for a while. It was at least 10 years ago when I bought mine. Probably longer. It’s a good knife if you like big knives and don’t mind the weight. Very good build quality.
Thank you for your insight Rick.
I didn't realize it was an older pattern already.
I ordered two of them. ::shrug::
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SEArkHog wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 1:44 pm Those are very good looking knives. I plan to stop by their store in Arkansas next month just to shoot the crap with them a little bit. Might pick up one then.
That sounds like a fun trip!
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QTCut5 wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 2:24 pm I bought the single Wharncliffe blade version in 2015 and everything Rick said is spot on.
Gotcha! Do you like yours?
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Sharpest production knife you will ever get.You'll get cut looking at it.
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peanut740 wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 11:49 pm Sharpest production knife you will ever get.You'll get cut looking at it.
Haha! I like that🤣
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