In the last quarter of the 20th Century, German knives were the epitome of the industry.  Not made for collecting as most of today's knives are; but made for hard use in both specific tasks and as a general tool in every man's pocket.  Over the last 30 years the old German cutlery companies have gone to the wayside.  Their names bought up and put on anything but German made knives.  They use many terms and tricks to make them seem to be made in Germany, thus it is getting hard to tell any more.  But if you knew them before 2000, you can still feel what cutlery company made them just by holding them in your hand.  We are offering 100% German made knives in the categories below.  Before the factories knew that blade rubs and small gaps were a defect; they made tools - and that is how we offer them today.