A.G. Russell Knives Grows Energy Ball Flipper Line

Just lately A.G. Russell Knives returned to one in all their stalwart folder strains, the Energy Ball household, for a pair of expansions. The venerable flipper is getting a model new model with some trend-conscious updates, and an present model is having its chassis refined as properly.

Power Ball C2

The late A.G. Russell was all the time nice at explaining the ideas behind his many manufacturing knife designs. The Energy Ball was so named after the detent ball, which is tuned to make the blade fly out with alacrity when the flipper is pressed. The folder has been within the AGK lineup for some years, in a number of incarnations; the brand new Energy Ball C2 sees AGK tweaking the design in accordance with the fashionable tropes of the sub-$100, high quality working knife class.

The three.38-inch blade is full flat floor and formed in a broad, good-looking drop level that AGK says was a selected favourite of Russell’s; we’ve seen comparable shapes on different AGK standbys just like the One Hand Knife and the premium Acies. The in-between blade size provides the Energy Ball C2 a lot versatility, whereas that flat grind means that it’s going to notably excel at slicing. Blade metal is D2, which is now the “normal” metal for knives on this worth vary, however one which we haven’t seen AGK undertake all that usually with new releases.

This new blade is paired to a brand new deal with. In broad strokes it doesn’t drift too removed from the easy ideas that inform ther Energy Ball fashions’ ergos, however the sculpted G-10 scales give it a distinct, aerodynamic really feel. The scales are laid over metal liners, which have been skeletonized to maintain the load right down to an affordable 3.7 oz.

Power Ball C32

Alongside this model new mannequin, AGK additionally revisted the Energy Ball C31, a launch from 2020. All of the C32’s main particulars are the identical because the C31’s, together with the clip blade, alternative of D2 or 9C13MoV core damascus, and the carbon fiber-bolster’d sandalwood deal with. Nonetheless AGK took the time to cut back the quantity of liner materials beneath the scales, trimming the load down by a few third of an oz. The C32 weighs 4.2 oz.

Each of those new Energy Ball variants can be found now.

Knife in Featured Picture: Power Ball C2