Today's Utica Cutlery, still seems a mystery...

cards94 said:
interesting. so knives from a bunch of companies that claim they are made in the US might not actually be made in the US, just assembled here but get to stamp it as made in the US. that's wrong. isn't anything made in the US anymore?:confused: I'm ready to go to a custom knifemaker if need be.:mad:
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I think Obsessed with Edges post (#18) is more likely what I was referring to. I was going from memory and his post is from the FTC website.
 
roninelh said:
It appears you are correct. I had two of the same knife (small buck bantam) and one of them I got with a lansky sharpening kit and is just marked "BUCK" the other knife identical is marked "BUCK USA". I confused them. I apologize for speaking prematurely. Sorry Buck!:foot:
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no big deal man, glad you checked on it for me, its just these threads have a way of getting people whipped up one way or another, facts can help these threads from going off the rails :D
thanks
Gene
BTW im willing to bet some of the more exotic handle materials come from overseas
 
cards94 said:
interesting. so knives from a bunch of companies that claim they are made in the US might not actually be made in the US, just assembled here but get to stamp it as made in the US. that's wrong. isn't anything made in the US anymore?:confused: I'm ready to go to a custom knifemaker if need be.:mad:
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No need to go Custom. These days if a Buck knife says "USA", it is made in USA. Ditto with other knife companies. Many knife companies have both an import line and a USA line. I have never seen proof that any knife company, and that includes Utica, is currently mismarking knives as to country of origin.
 
Gec is 100% American Made. Of course they use some Imported materials to make handle slabs. But only materials that can't be sourced in the US. You can't get USA Grown Macassar Ebony! They do use North American Cattle Bone for their bone handles. The same goes for Case except they use South American cattle bone for their handles. Their Blade Steel, on their Traditional Patterns, is 100% USA Made. I was told this directly by Fred Feightner, Marketing Director for W.R. Case& Sons Cutlery.
 
It seems to me that a whole lot of the previous posts in this thread have a lot of "I heard" or "I think" or "maybe this or maybe that". Buck Knives that say Made in USA are made in the USA. Do you homework. Lets hear some facts.
 
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Thanks again, all, for your input on my doubts. Maybe I'm just too skeptical anymore... coming on stronger as my age increases, lol! ;-) Anyhow, these two Utica Trapper Centennial pieces (1910-2010) are now meaning more and more to me. With my traditional pocket knife collection consisting only of American made knives.... and with soooo many companies having gone DoDo, I cherish some holding on.
 
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The handles on these two knives are made of smooth natural colored bone, and etched with the Utica factory building and the other a knife maker at a work bench. The shields are with the Kutmaster name (also a division of Utica), and the years 1910-2010.
 
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Btw, these come as a set. Two trappers, one large and the other medium in size. Here is a pic of how they are packaged together from the Utica company.
 
KutMaster... The Utica Cutlery Company was founded in 1910 by a group of prominent Utica businessmen. It was felt that a metal working industry would create employment and bring economic balance to the area. The primary industry in Utica at the time was textile manufacturing. The original location for the company was 820 Noyes Street. Through the years, several major additions were made to the building, but the address remains the same. The current size of the factory and office is approximately 100,000 square feet. The company has continuously manufactured pocket knives since 1910. In 1918, fixed blade kitchen cutlery was added. During World War II, the company manufactured bayonets and carbine parts and earned UTICA the coveted Army-Navy E., as well as a number of other awards. Stainless flatware was added to the line in 1952 and has been continuously manufactured and marketed by the company since that time. The flatware program was substantially enhanced during the "mid-seventies" with the addition of imported flatware. This broadened the line by adding a number of new qualities and price points. In 1970, the company acquired the Walco Stainless Division of Voos Industries. WALCO is a major player in the hotel/restaurant industry and provides an entire array to the institutional market. WALCO is an independent division of the Utica Cutlery Company serving the institutional market. Today, Utica's KUTMASTER division manufactures and imports a wide range of pocket, lockback, fixed blade, and liner lock knives. KUTMASTER holds patents on several multi purpose tools which are manufactured in Utica, New York. In addition to folding knives a wide array of cutlery and picnic sets are offered in both set and kit configurations. The KUTMASTER division services the Sporting Goods marketplace, as well as Hardware, and Advertising Specialty industry. A number of products are manufactured in Upstate N.Y. under private label arrangements for a wide range of customers.
 
Puma has some of their knife parts manufactured in China and are shipped to Germany for assembly. You can tell at the pricing (even a casual glance) to see which ones are actually made in Germany.

Don't really know much of anything about Utica Cutlery these days.
 
22-rimfire said:
Puma has some of their knife parts manufactured in China and are shipped to Germany for assembly. You can tell at the pricing (even a casual glance) to see which ones are actually made in Germany.

Don't really know much of anything about Utica Cutlery these days.
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Same with Boker's 700 series. Parts from China.....Assembled in Germany.
 
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