Folding Knives: Kershaw

With very high production quality assurance, and a focus on bang for the buck, Kershaw continues to be a strong contender in the tactical folding knife industry. Kershaw Knife was started in Portland, Oregon, when knife salesman
Pete Kershaw left Gerber Legendary Blades to start his own company, based on his own designs. Currently, Kershaw is headquartered in Taulatin, Oregon. Pete Kershaw is still the president of the company.
Kershaw knives are known for their extremely sharp tips and quality steel. The actions on some Kershaw knives are even “speedsafe”, or “assisted opening”, which means there is a spring or torsion bar that assists with the action of the blade opening. Often, with just a little practice, the average Joe can open his Kershaw knife as fast as a switchblade, yet the speedsafe assisted opening is legal. A switchblade is not. The lead knife designer at Kershaw, Ken Onion, has won numerous awards for his designs with the company since 1998, and is responsible for the innovative speedsafe design. Kershaw has also collaborated with custom knife makers such as Grant and Gavin Hawk, Frank Centofante, and Ernest Emerson,with whom Kershaw is partnering to produce an automatic version of Emerson’s Commander.
Kershaw knives are high quality blades at reasonable prices.