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Hogue Inc. is home to a proud family tradition of American quality and innovation since 1968. Every Hogue product—from handgun grips to long gu … read more

While many knife company stories begin with one person and their love of knives, this company begins years before that. It actually begins in Vietnam … read more

Columbia River Knife & Tool Company, or CRKT, was founded in 1994. This is an American company that is known for distinction in design, selection … read more

Columbia River Knife and Tool Company was founded in Oregon in 1994. This is an American company that is known for its distinction in design, selecti … read more

For over 20 years, Microtech has been working to build a long standing tradition of innovation and quality with each knife that leaves their facility … read more

Kai USA, Ltd is a major player in the knife industry that operates Kershaw Knives, Shun knives and Zero Tolerance Knives. Kai is a major ma … read more

Gerber Gear started out as Gerber Legendary Blades, which actually started out as a small batch of handmade cutlery sets given as holiday gifts. The … read more

The Benchmade adventure began when Les de Asis wanted a knife that reflected the latest in materials and manufacturing technology to replace the chea … read more

For over twenty-five years, Benchmade has been designing and manufacturing world class products for world class customers. When Benchmade was founded … read more

Kershaw is a brand of Kai USA Ltd. Kai has been the leading producer of premier knives for over 100 years in Japan. Kai also produces razor blades, h … read more

Specs ProTech with a Les George Design ProTech Knives is a family owned knife company that has been in the knife making industry since 1999. Ever sin … read more

The Squid is not your typical everyday carry folding knife. From knife designer Lucas Burnley of Albuquerque, New Mexico comes this compact knife wit … read more

Kwaiken History Anciently, Japanese women and men of the samurai class once carried the kwaiken blade. Primarily used for self-defense in indoor spac … read more

Gerber Legendary Blades was started by Joseph R Gerber. This company started out as a small batch of handmade knife sets in 1939. Within the next twe … read more

The past couple of days we have been discussing the best hunting and fishing knives. Another big category of knives are culinary knives and so far I … read more