Your favorite non-American manufacturer

Cosmic Superchunk · Feb 1, 2001

There are host of companies based outside of the U.S. that produce great cutlery. Some of my favorites are:
Grohmann of Canada
Boker of Germany
Aitor of Spain
Klotzli of Switzerland

What are your favorites?

Bobwhite · Feb 1, 2001

Himalayan Imports of Nepal!!!!

phatch · Feb 1, 2001

If you're counting completely off shore manufacturing of product, but for an american company, I'd pick Outdoor Edge/Edge Tech.

I don't think I actually own a purely foreign knife of both manufacture and corporate HQ. In that category, maybe Fallkniven, which I don't own anything by yet.

Phil

Snowman · Feb 1, 2001

Fällkniven AG Sweeden.

not2sharp · Feb 1, 2001

Puma has some good stuff

Kodiak PA · Feb 1, 2001

Helle of Norway. Great prices and laminated steel with some neat looking knives.

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Jerry Hossom · Feb 1, 2001

Tom Mayo...

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Steve-O · Feb 1, 2001

Mayo...isn't he from Mars...?

jeffa · Feb 1, 2001

I've got an Andujar, from Spain, pocket knife, with stag handles, that I carry all the time and don't have any desire to replace it.

Jedi Knife · Feb 1, 2001

I'll vote for Victorinox and Fallkniven.

JK

Paul Work · Feb 1, 2001

Victorinox.

Paul

Sergiusz Mitin · Feb 2, 2001

Definitely Swedish Fällkniven!

Their fixed blades are among very best buys in suitable knife groups.
I have some experience with their F1, S1, A1,
H1 and WM1.
Now I'm playing with their K1 and K2 kitchen knives and, believe me, I'm regretting when it is nothing to cut in my kitchen

Islander2 · Feb 2, 2001

My father gave me my first Victorinox knife when I was ten. It's still one of my favorite brands.

Keith Montgomery · Feb 2, 2001

I am quite fond of DeltaZ knives from Italy, Kopromed from Poland, Klotzli from Switzerland, Fallkniven of Sweden and Muela from Spain.I also like the knives of Forge de Laguiole from France.
Keith.

dePaul · Feb 2, 2001

1 Fällkniven (Sweden)
2 Puma (Germany)
3 Victorinox (Switzerland)
4 EKA (Sweden)
5 Gerber/Fiskars (Finland)
6 Marttiini (Finland)
7 Helle (Norway)
8 Mikov (Czech Rep)

PiterM · Feb 2, 2001

Florinox (France)

cerulean · Feb 2, 2001

Hmm... good question. Personally, I really like Roselli (Finland). Great stuff!

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chief dignitary · Feb 2, 2001

Even though I don't have one yet... Fallkniven.

-IPR

vector · Feb 2, 2001

My choice.......G Sakai, Hattori, Moki, Tsuge, etc. Excellent craftmanship and attention to details.

Professor · Feb 2, 2001

Spyderco should count since every one I've got was made in Seki City.

Anyhow, I'm really impressed by CAI's Paul Chen. My Shinto Katana is outstanding!

Professor.