Becker Knife and Tool BK-2
The cutlery world is strewn with century-old company names existing only as figments of re-branding. KA-BAR is one of only a few who have truly stood the test of time and done it without losing their identity and reputation for making one of the most famous fighting knives in history. KA-BAR’s soul of steel may be rooted in the past, but it also propels them into the future with sharp, fresh additions to their line-up.
“KA-BAR was founded out of the remnants of a few other small cutlery companies in the 1890’s by Wallace and Emerson Brown, and their father John W. Brown,” Marketing Manager Joe Bradley tells Handgunner. “Wallace and Emerson previously had a company called Brown Brothers Razor, as well as a knife sales firm called Union Razor. They had a warehouse in Little Valley, New York, where they essentially charged knife companies rent to store their products. When one company, Tidioute Cutlery Company, was no longer solvent the Browns to