Please excuse an old fart with minimal computer skills. This is "sort of" because posting pics or links is not in my current skill set
. I felt the need, however to give my impressions of the AGR Lairson utility camp knife. I have been using knives for 58 yrs and currently own about 250; so I have some idea what I'm talking about (especially since learning so much more about details from this forum the last couple of yrs). This knife IMHO is one of the best dollar values I have ever seen in a knife. A G Russell, although always fair in their pricing, has never been shy about charging fairly high dollar amounts for quality knives, this time they have been extremely conservative. You can find the full description on their site (agrussell.com)- some stats-9 7/8" SK5 blade at 55-57Rc, 2" wide at widest point, .23 thick, 14 7/8 overall, 14.6 oz. A great looking knife with some VERY special features such as Spanish olive wood handle, very nice leather sheath with a special retention method (see Jerry Lairsons' site for particulars, and (drum roll please) "a tuning fork in the tang"
which tells you when you are hitting the "sweet spot"
. I took it out yesterday to do a light chopping competition (1" and 2" thick seasoned ash branches cut into 8" lengths) with my RTAK II (BIG loser), CS carbon V Trailmaster (a camping/hiking companion of 30 yrs or so), and a "bear bone" smith knife I commissioned to be my concept of the ultimate large knife FOR ME. OK the custom won (it should, since it was made to my specs and cost 3X as much as the Lairson). The surprise was how effortlessly the Lairson kept up with the Trailmaster (same results less work, and day 1 with one and YEAR 30 with the other). It beat the snot out of the RTAK II
. It looks great, performs great, and at $149.95 is a stone bargain. I highly recommend that anyone into large knives, or just doesn't dislike large knives grab one of these before AGR regains their senses and has a sudden pricing adjustment "due to "typographical error"
. Again, sorry for the lack of proper review technique/form but I figured my embarrassment was worth getting the word out to you.





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