List of remaining US traditional knife makers?.....

This is a great thread that really interests me - thanks everyone for sharing the knowledge!
 
Galeocerdoshark said:
I just went ahead and asked:thumbup:, so we'll see.
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And here's the answer to all of your Ka-Bar questions:

Toooj said:
Galeocerdoshark,

Since 2010, when we resurected some of our old traditional slippies and fixed blades, Canal Street Cutlery has been the contractor. Canal Street does excellent work.
Back when the KA-BAR Collectors Club was still in existence, the club knives floated between Queen and Case. Ocacsionally Camillus would produce a knife.
Before (and after) the KA-BAR Olean plant closed down in the mid 1970s, many of the standard KA-BAR slipjoint knives were actually made by Camillus Cutlery. Camillus did a tremendous amount of OEM work for KA-BAR, Buck, Gerber, Case, Schrade to name a few.
Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Paul Tsujimoto
Sr Eng
Prod Dev and Qual
KA-BAR Knives
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PocketKnifeJimmy said:
I know that many names are just that, names, not makers. Here are the true USA makers (non custom) that I know of...
Case
GEC
Queen
Buck
Utica
Bear & Son
Canal Street

Any others that I have missed? Thanks :-)
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Jimmy; This list of seven actual manufacturers is correct and is all as far as I know.

Colonial I don't know about, they reportedly only have four employees but on and off they have claimed to still make traditionals in the US...but I don't quite believe that.
 
Mine I just got and haven't figured out what year it was made but it is "vintage". Inexpensive but for the price is ok
 
Thanks for all your input, guys! :-) From what I have been reading, it seems the new Colonial (not the old out of business original) has been offering USA made knives... But... the belief is that Colonial is doing what a lot of other manufacturers of other goods are doing (like cars), where they legally can call something USA made, but only by following the legal standard for that now. In other words, maybe just assembly, or just some parts.. or whatever way they can claim, and legally be correct, but not really be American made as most of us still expect that to mean. The seven companies I originally listed are really American by anyones standards, not just the legal mumbo jumbo that now tries to play the part of real American made products ;-)
 
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