Can any expert here answer this mystery? Same design, multiple makers.

Shamrockninja said:
Kinda old thread but I can clarify this topic a bit for everyone.
Ive been asked this question ALOT, because sometimes we see several knife brands showing the identical style blades.

When a Knife company (or any company) hires a production company to manufacture a design for a set period of time the buy/make custom tooling and parts around a specific design.
They train a workforce to specifically make that product.
When the contract ends, the equipment isnt just thrown away.
The company either sells the equipment and design, or allows the manufacturere the rights to make the design under a new brand.

This however does NOT mean the same materials are used.
Two brands of identical looking knives made ( one after the other) in the same production shop may have only cosmetic similarities.

Bottom line is, don't assume anything, research and ask alot of questions.
you get what you pay for.
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I have another version of this machete, purchased from SMKW for ~$10 many years ago as the "Scorpion Machete" which, as it so happens, appears to have been rebranded after "Book of Eli" came out, found the same thing again here: http://www.swordsswords.com/book-of-eli-high-carbon-stainless-machete.aspx

And you certainly get what you pay for... except a $10 Tramontina would be a better choice, imho!
 
The answer to this question is that most marks on knives are "merchants' marks" not "makers' marks." For example, neither Tops Knives nor EESE Knives make their respective lines of knives, but have them made for them by Rowen manufacturing. Before they closed, Camillus made knives for many other companies. Ontario and Queen still do, as do most other knife manufacturers. The marking on the blade are those of what company sold the blade, not necessarily what company made the blade. All of the blades in the OP were very likely MADE by the same company even though they were SOLD by many different companies.
 
The topic isn't whether it's a traditional Kukri or not. There are dozens of other knives with the name "Kukri" on it and is not traditional. The topic is that above are a set of knives under different brands with pretty much the exact same dimensions. Clearly more than "inspiration" is at play here. Shamrockninja's response shed a good amount of light.
 
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