Kershaw knives first started in Portland, Oregon Back in 1974. After Pet Kershaw formally of Gerber Legendary Blades, and made his own Cutlery company of his own designs. Kershaw knives is now multinational corporation. It is now owned by a Japanese KAI Group. All though it is still headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon. Kershaw knives makes knives in many designs that includes cutlery, pocket knives, and hunting knives. Most knives are made in Oregon but some are now made in Japan.
Kershaw Knives have a new line of combat knives called Zero Tolerance. The designed by Ken Onion, Tim Galyean, and Strider knives. Ken onion is one Kershaw’s most known designers. Kershaw in a great act of charity gives a portion of the sale form each knife is given to the Outdoor Recreation Heritage Fund for the Paralyzed Veteran’s of America. I think that this alone is a reason that you should get your next pocket knives for Kershaw knives.
In 2005 Kershaw showed just how much above the cut they are from the rest. Kershaw won four awards in the Atlanta Georgia, the first time one maker own four awards. The awards that they won where Overall knife of the year, Most Innovative American Design, Kitchen Knife of the year, and Knife collaboration of the year. When if 2007 they won the Over All Knife of the Year Award again for the 1850 Tyrade witch is a knife that uses to types of steel in the same blade.
This shows that Kershaw knives is a leader in the knives world and a manufacture that if you are looking for some pocket knives Kershaw might be a good place to start you search. They for sure offer many great pocket knives and hunting knives that are worth getting .
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