CRKT AG Russell Sting

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mdarby

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I saw one at REI today and it looked very cool. The sheath came came with straps for attachment to the leg which was also cool.

My question was would this every make sense to carry into the woods or for a survival knife? The double edge would seem to preclude things like batoning. Just curious, because folks on the forum seem to really like the original AGR.

Thanks,
Micahel

P.S. Does anybody carry this in CA?
 
The double edge makes it illegal to carry most places in the US. The sheath needs serious reworking: as it is, the back comes up behind the knife handle which is consequently very hard to withdraw.

Cool knife, maybe for self defense, maybe for throwing. I got a Normark (On/Scene Tactical) sheath for it, which works great.
 
It is exactly what it is. An extremely solid piece of carbon steel shaped into a knife. Designed for SD by AG, if I remember corect. The sheath will basically HAVE to be replaced, or modified at the minimum. Easy mod. just cut the back off straight across, the same height as the black triangle thing that holds the knife in. Knife will stay secure, but you can actually grip the handle to draw the blade. A little superglue on the cloth seams you cut will keep them from fraying. I rounded the cut corners on mine and it ended up looking great. Sorry no pics and its gone....
 
Yeah, that factory sheath is a hospital visit waiting to happen. I also got a OST sheath, much, much better.
The Sting is not much of a survival knife, probably one of the last knives in my collection that I'd choose for that purpose.
 
I'm curious about the sting. Is it a good cutter, or is the edge too thick, making only a sticky-poker?
 
I had it but I sold it. The knife itself was good and had very nice solid feel in it (Hmmm... really?).
The reason why I sold it eventually, was the shealth. I know, I could have fixed it but eventually I thought that folder knife was more my thing. The knife was too loose in the shealth. It didn't fall off, but it made noise when it was attached to leg for example. Also, fast draw was damn difficult. The strap loops were too small for my belt. I personally will never buy a hard plastic shealth again. Just not my taste, feel is bad in it.
 
AG has stated he is redesigning the sheath for release this summer. As for the knife design, it came out when boot knives took off in the '70's, and is a highly regarded design, rarely copied due the the expense of forging to shape. It is a combative design, not utilitarian, and would be easily outclassed by a paring knife for real world camping and survival tasks. The thick bevel grinds and short blade length aren't what you use for chopping sticks or field dressing small animals.

It does make a great car knife, clipped to a visor or someplace on the dash, and thus, not on your person or concealed. While not recommend by some who fear the police reaction, others would do so because of the area they live in, as you gotta be alive to be in court - better tried by twelve than carried by six - and to protect their loved ones.

I have an older stainless with engraved oak leaves I won't use - a safe queen, but a newer one would be nice to use. I'm waiting for the sheath, and I'll get it from AG just because it's his.
 
fudo said:
I'm curious about the sting. Is it a good cutter, or is the edge too thick, making only a sticky-poker?
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Mine is sharp. I can shave with it. I wouldn't try and slice an onion with it though, as the geometry is all wrong.
As a self defense knife, I have better choices at my disposal, but it would work well with the right sheath. The tip is needle sharp and it could do some effective slashing.
 
tapedeck74 said:
Mine is sharp. I can shave with it. I wouldn't try and slice an onion with it though, as the geometry is all wrong.
As a self defense knife, I have better choices at my disposal, but it would work well with the right sheath. The tip is needle sharp and it could do some effective slashing.
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Thanks guys:thumbup:
 
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