Victorinox Collectors – This is For You!

Thursday, October 1st, 2009 | Knife Reviews / News, Manufacturer News | No Comments

Victorinox and Wallpaper* Magazine have joined forces to create these pocket knives

All three models are limited to just 100 pieces each.

Read HypeBeast article here

View at Wallpaper.com

View at Victorinox

Tags: collectible knives, pocket knives, swiss army knives, victorinox, wallpaper

Benchmade Opens Doors to the Public in Oregon

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 | Manufacturer News | 2 Comments

According to this recent press release put out by Benchmade, the Oregon company has decided to open a retail space at their current headquarters in Oregon City, OR. Sweet – too bad we’re 1,400 miles away!

They plan to sell knives at full retail while offering discontinued items you will have a difficult time finding anywhere else. Wouldn’t it be great if Benchmade took the approach Krispy Kreme took and offered free knives hot off the line just for visiting? I know… I’m comparing donuts to knives… but you know you smiled.

If you are fortunate enough to visit opening day (January 15th) or shortly thereafter, send us your comments; photos and videos – even better!.

Benchmade Opens Retail Space

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Is that a tie dyed Swiss Army Knife…?

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 | Knife Reviews / News, Manufacturer News, Product Alerts | 2 Comments

You got it! Victorinox (now owners of Wenger) finally acknowledges that they have been discriminating against knife-loving, tool toting hippies for years. Their response? To design a knife especially for the hippie… or at least the hippie resident in many of us. That’s right… the same Swiss Army knife you’ve come to know and love – with tie dyed handles.

Available in four colors – Green, Purple, Pink and Orange. These knives show promise in bringing the older generation together with the younger one in an interesting way. Maybe that’s going a little far – but we’re excited for the improved model rumored to debut soon with the roach clip in place of the scissors and a screen repository instead of a nail file.

click to view on TheKnifeWarehouse.com

Leave a comment below – and tell us what you think. Would Cheech and Chong carry one of these in their day?

Camillus knives lives on – well, sort of

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 | Manufacturer News | 5 Comments

Beginning Sept 17th, Camillus Cutlery, er what’s left of it, (camillusknives.com) was auctioned off via Stampler Auctions (stamplerauctions.com).  Roughly 150 bidders, present and via proxy, bid on remaining equipment, according to a Syracuse.com report (view article)

The question remains, and is continually posed by our customers at http://www.theknifewarehouse.com/, ‘Will Camillus knives ever see the light of day again?’ The answer is actually a hopeful one, albeit unclear.  According to RTTNews.com (view article) Acme United Corp. has acquired the Camillus Cutlery brand name and all of its patents. And Acme United’s Chairman and CEO, Walter Johnson, said, “We intend to reestablish the Camillus brand into production and continue to deliver high quality products. We hope to slowly build revenues as we reconnect with customers. This will be a careful undertaking.”

However, an apparently contradictory account was reported in a more recent Sept 22nd  article asserting that knife patterns from Camillus models will begin appearing in the catalogs of Ontario Knife Company (www.ontarioknife.com) and Bear & Son Cutlery (www.bearandsoncutlery.com) as early as next year. It was reported that the knives would not bear the Camillus name as previously assumed.  So, while the question of whether the models scheduled for production will bear the Camillus trademark is still uncertain, it appears as though Camillus Cutlery knives may survive.  One large loss, however, is the jobs of those faithful employees who stood by a company whose roots spread back as far as World War I – we wish you the best. And, one last ‘Cheers’ to the makers of Camillus knives, who once upon a time made many a fine tool - a tool a number of us will continue to use for years to come.