AG Russell Acies

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Adamar

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Has anyone gotten their AG Russell Acies, yet? I am trying to decide between the Acies and the Umnumzaan (I am leaning towards the Umnumzaan), but wanted to get some first hand reports before I made any decisions.

I did notice there was already one on the Exchange for sale. I guess someone did not like the knife.
 
They've just recently started shipping. I imagine people will have short reviews or first impressions within the next week or two.
 
Hi Adamar -

I ordered mine Monday and received a confirmation email, but no notice of shipment yet.

The web site shows them in stock. :confused:

No big deal, I don't get too crazy waiting for stuff, I am sure I was not first in line.

best regards -

mqqn
 
Im anxious to hear abou tthis one.. I wanted a Seb something fierce, but after handling one, something about it just didnt 100% do it for me.. Im willing to spend $400 on a knife, but not a knife that I dont fall in love with immediately. Maybe this one will do it for me. We need a passaround on this one. Wonder if AG would be willing to do one?.......wishful thinking....
 
Adamar said:
I did notice there was already one on the Exchange for sale. I guess someone did not like the knife.
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I'd be careful about making that assumption...I've had to sell dang near every knife I had worth more than $100, and a few that weren't. Even my favorite Busse HH is gone:grumpy: Just 'cause it's for sale doesn't mean they didn't like it, just that times are tough. I'd never part with another knife if I was made of money:D
 
WalterDavis said:
I'd be careful about making that assumption...I've had to sell dang near every knife I had worth more than $100, and a few that weren't. Even my favorite Busse HH is gone:grumpy: Just 'cause it's for sale doesn't mean they didn't like it, just that times are tough. I'd never part with another knife if I was made of money:D
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Tell me about it. I might have to liquidate all my knives, not that I have many.
 
Hi folks -

I got my Acies today!

It is sweet! I'll take some pictures later this evening and post them up!

best regards -

mqqn
 
Adamar said:
Has anyone gotten their AG Russell Acies, yet? I am trying to decide between the Acies and the Umnumzaan (I am leaning towards the Umnumzaan), but wanted to get some first hand reports before I made any decisions.

I did notice there was already one on the Exchange for sale. I guess someone did not like the knife.
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He said he was selling it because he got laid off this week.
 
If someone did not like the knife, they probably would have returned it. I had to put mine on the exchange because I did not buy mine. And yes, IMHO it is a great knife, 1/8 thick ti lock on a 1/8 thick blade = Crazy lockup, yet not a thumb buster to unlock. The stop pin is huge, the blade is razor sharp. The pocket clip is a bit weird looking, but it fits my hand better than any other I've felt, due to it's short length, and weird shape. (you would have to feel it to see, I can't quite explain it.) And it would completely disappear in your pocket, as it rides about 1/16 over the frame. If you like Ti framelocks, and high speed steels, you just might like this knife.
 
Can one of you guys that have a Lg Sebbie post a pic of this next to the lg Sebbie comparing thickness? I had $$ in hand to buy a lg Sebbie, but it was just too thin..
 
The Sebenza is thicker overall. Sebenza has a blade @ .125" and side plates at .150". Acies is a .125" blade and .125" sideplates.

bodydamage, you may want to look at one of the wood or micarta inlaid Sebenza's as the inlay gives it a little more thickness. That is why I like the inlasd models so much over the regular models.
 
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Cutter17, never thought about that..That Acies looks really good.. Where exactly in the US are they made? Just wondering..
 
bodydamage said:
Cutter17, never thought about that..That Acies looks really good.. Where exactly in the US are they made? Just wondering..
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Hi bodydamage -

They are made by Kershaw for A.G. Russell. As soon as I heard that I ordered one!

best regards -

mqqn
 
elkins45 said:
He said he was selling it because he got laid off this week.
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Actually, he posted that he got laid off after my posting, but it is still kind of strange. AG Russell has a great return policy, and he could have gotten all his money back, but instead he sold it and took a loss of at least $50. Oh, well?
 
Adamar said:
Actually, he posted that he got laid off after my posting, but it is still kind of strange. AG Russell has a great return policy, and he could have gotten all his money back, but instead he sold it and took a loss of at least $50. Oh, well?
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Hi Adamar -

Not that it matters why he was selling it - he did not buy it, he won the knife in a contest the A.G. posted here to name the knife.

Therefor, I guess he could not just return it for a refund, and he opted to convert the knife he won into cash he needs.

best regards -

mqqn
 
Adamar said:
Actually, he posted that he got laid off after my posting, but it is still kind of strange. AG Russell has a great return policy, and he could have gotten all his money back, but instead he sold it and took a loss of at least $50. Oh, well?
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I did not buy mine. I named the knife, so I received it for free. It would be pretty sleazy of me to try to return a free knife, don't you think?
 
So since I bought the knife from samhain73 does that mean I can return it to AG if I don't like it. :rolleyes:

I haven't gotten it yet but I do like the overall design and I still think its quite a bit overpriced but I guess its time to wait and see.
 
JJPaul said:
So since I bought the knife from samhain73 does that mean I can return it to AG if I don't like it. :rolleyes:

I haven't gotten it yet but I do like the overall design and I still think its quite a bit overpriced but I guess its time to wait and see.
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I think you have to purchase directly from AG Russell to be able to take advantage if their warranty. I returned a knife, but they had all my info from when I purchased the knife. Go to the AG Russell website and read about their warranty. It should answer your question.
 
Tony8179 said:
I think you have to purchase directly from AG Russell to be able to take advantage if their warranty. I returned a knife, but they had all my info from when I purchased the knife. Go to the AG Russell website and read about their warranty. It should answer your question.
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I was being sarcastic, I wouldn't expect him to refund me money that I payed someone else that got his knife for free. That being said I would expect a standard defects warranty to be honored regardless of where the knife was purchased from. Certainly nothing in the FAQ would indicate that warranties are only for the original owner.
 
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