Solingen steel Frost

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fatboy1159

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I hope someone out there can help me. Over the years I have seen a lot of Frost knives, in the 70s & 80s they were made in Japan more recent I think they are from China. I found one the other day, it is about the same size and style as a Buck 110 or a LB7, it has bone handles and engraved brass bolsters. The tang stamp has Frost Cutlery on the front side, and Solingen Steel on the reverse side. I don't find Japan anywhere on the knife. Does anyone out there have any information on this?
 
Hi fatboy!

As much as I know are Frosts made in China. I cannot imagine that the blades come from Germany. I think that would just be too expensive. Frosts are used to be pretty cheap, like RR. And RRs are completelly made in China, at the same price range.

All I can tell you are my thoughts, and no facts...

Kind regards
Andi
 
There have been some interesting things going on with the much-maligned Frost company the last couple of years. Quality seems to be going up and manufacturing seems to be happening in more locales. Still not a big fan but it is good to know Solingen is in the thick of things.
 
Frost is an importer/distributor, not a maker. They've bought a lot of trademarked brands of 'inexpensive' knives, for the most part, and they've created some of their own brands (Buck Creek, German Bull, Steel Warrior, and others). They don't do any manufacturing of their own, so far as I know, but contract others to do it. I think, over the decades, they've imported and sourced knives from just about everywhere, including Japan, Germany and China. They currently own Hen & Rooster (German-made), so they have at least one manufacturing source there.
 
Hi David!

Thank you for the information. I didn´t know that at all. :)

Kind regards
Andi
 
I believe that since Frost bought out Hen&Rooster,they are having German parts assembled in China.
 
rma100 said:
I believe that since Frost bought out Hen&Rooster,they are having German parts assembled in China.
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Actually, if you look at the Frost website, there are two H&R lines, normal and "International." The normal ones look like Olbertz production, which is a pretty nice knife (Eye Brand and older Bulldog).
 
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