I just received my new Professional Guides knife today from AG Russell and I am very impressed. This is a great sized fixed blade knife from Bob Dozier. It is a 4 3/4" hollow ground clip point blade made from 3/16 thick D-2 steel with a 4 1/2" long Micarta handle and Kydex sheath. IMO you can't get a better combination for a knife; D2 and Micarta.
The shape of the blade kind of reminds me of my Air Assault but the Dozier is much sharper. The handle on the Air Assault is about the most comfortable I've ever handled, so the Dozier wasn't quite as good as the Air
Assault in that respect, but very good none the less. The handle is rounded at the but and vey smooth; almost too smooth and could stand to be roughed up a bit. There's a cutout for your index finger to assist in gripping, and unless your hands are really huge, most should find it adequately comfortable.
I think this is a great sized fixed blade and is comfortable to carry on my belt or to fit great in my tackle box. The sheath is a thin Kydex, not too bulky or big, and the knife can easily be removed with one hand.
This knife is very sharp and the hair from my arm literally flew off as I tested the edge.
I haven't done any major cutting chores as of yet, but if it's anything like my other D2 blade (a Mad Poet) it should be a real perfomer. It has enough belly for skinning and I think it would also handle about any other chore around the camp.
The shape of the blade kind of reminds me of my Air Assault but the Dozier is much sharper. The handle on the Air Assault is about the most comfortable I've ever handled, so the Dozier wasn't quite as good as the Air
Assault in that respect, but very good none the less. The handle is rounded at the but and vey smooth; almost too smooth and could stand to be roughed up a bit. There's a cutout for your index finger to assist in gripping, and unless your hands are really huge, most should find it adequately comfortable.
I think this is a great sized fixed blade and is comfortable to carry on my belt or to fit great in my tackle box. The sheath is a thin Kydex, not too bulky or big, and the knife can easily be removed with one hand.
This knife is very sharp and the hair from my arm literally flew off as I tested the edge.
I haven't done any major cutting chores as of yet, but if it's anything like my other D2 blade (a Mad Poet) it should be a real perfomer. It has enough belly for skinning and I think it would also handle about any other chore around the camp.
