| Knives manufacturers have a colorful history, just | | | | Wusthof. This is a German company under the |
| as the famous saying that "the history of the | | | | family ownership of Harald Wusthof, and has been |
| world is the history of great men" applies, the | | | | producing knives since 1814. These are forged |
| history of a great knife is also about the history | | | | knives, and the company has a famous trident |
| of the inspired individual who produced some | | | | with three prongs of equal length as its logo. |
| variation over one of the most basic of | | | | There are two manufacturing plants in Solingen, |
| instruments. Let's take a look at some famous | | | | and these are some of the most famous knives |
| knife manufacturers and find out their history and | | | | in the world. Among the product lines include the |
| inspiration. | | | | Classic, the Grand Prix, Ikon, and Culinar series. |
| Victorinox is one of the most famous knive | | | | Global kitchen knives were introduced in 1983 |
| companies in the world - most famous for its | | | | from Japanese designer Komin Yamada. They are |
| Swiss army knife. Karl Elsener belonged to Ibach, | | | | another extremely prestigious brand of knives |
| Switzerland. He was a manufacturer of knives, | | | | and are among the great innovators in the knives |
| and actually was the sole supplier to produce | | | | industry. Their knives are composed of vanadium |
| knives to the Swiss army. He established his | | | | stainless steel. Yoshida Metal Industry is the |
| company in 1884, and named it in honor of his | | | | corporate parent, and Global is their line of one |
| mother as Victorinox. Victorinox's famous | | | | piece stainless steel knives. This integrated handle |
| competitor Wenger. In 1908, both companies | | | | and blade design has a superior cutting ability, |
| shared the contract to produce knives forthe | | | | balance, and precision. Yoshida's aim with global |
| Swiss army. Victornix markets their products as | | | | was to combine Japanese precision, Italian design, |
| Original Swiss Army Knives whereas Wenger | | | | and German durability together. The blade is first |
| knives are known as Geniune Swiss Army Knives. | | | | heated to 1000 degrees Celsius, and then cooled |
| Today, Carl Elsener Sr. and his son, Carl Elsener Jr | | | | to a sub-zero temperature, and finally tempered |
| manage the company and employ approximately | | | | for four hours. Their special blade has convex |
| one thousand people worldwide. This is in the | | | | cross-secdard knives. |
| fourth generation of a family business. Rather | | | | Another modern knife manufacturer is |
| than Swiss army knives, Victorinox also | | | | Füritechnics, and Austrailian company |
| manufactured multi tools like luggage boxes, | | | | founded in Brisbane in 1996 by Mark Henry. Their |
| watches etc with the Swiss army brand. Other | | | | most famous knife is the east-west knife, a cross |
| than Swiss army brand kitchen cutlery tools were | | | | between the Japanese Santoku blade, and the |
| introduced. Forschner brand name became very | | | | French Chef knife. Some Furi knives, as they are |
| popular in cutlery industry and won competition | | | | commonly known, have a copper counterweight |
| with Wusthof and JA Henckels. It is fully stamped | | | | that is used to keep the knife balanced. As the |
| blade knife. | | | | knife blade loses mass, the coppertail can also be |
| Another older manufacturer of kitchen cutlery is | | | | shaved. |