A more extensive list of American knife makers from another website:
thought I'd try to compile a list of every company making production traditional knives in the United States in 2022.
Production - this doesn't include custom knifemakers
Traditional - using the definitions for this forum
Made in America - not just a US company, but the knife is made here
Please let me know any corrections, additions, deletions for this list. Thanks!
Albers Cutlery Co - traditional folders and fixed blades
Anza Knives - traditional fixed blades
Bark river knife and tool - traditional fixed blades
Bear and Son - traditional pocket knives, fixed blades (also make non-traditional knives)
Benchmade - mostly non-traditional, but do have a few traditional folders and fixed blades
Bluegrass Cutlery - traditional folders and fixed, using Winchester and John Primble brands
Buck - traditional folders, fixed blades (and non-traditional knives)
Case - traditional folders, fixed blades (and a few non-traditional knives)
Christy Knife Company - classic traditional pocket knife
Colonial Cutlery Company - traditional folders and fixed blades (also make modern knives, and many of their knives are not USA made)
Cooper Cutlery - traditional slipjoints under Weed Co. and Schatt & Morgan brands
Daniels Family Knife Brands - traditional slipjoints under a variety of brands (Tuna Valley, Excelsior, etc.)
Dexter Russel - traditional fixed blades (many of their traditionals are under the Green River name), also make non-traditional knives
ESEE Knives - traditional fixed blades (also make modern fixed blades)
GEC - folders, traditional fixed blades, under a variety of brand names (Tidioute, Northfield, Farm & Field, etc.)
Gerber - mostly non-traditional, but do have a few traditional folders and fixed blades
Horsewright - traditional fixed blades (and lots of other non-knife products)
KA-BAR- traditional fixed blades (and some modern knives)
Kershaw - mostly non-traditional, but do have at least one traditional folder made in the USA
LT Wright - traditional fixed blades
Ontario Knife Company - traditional fixed and folders (many under the Old Hickory name), also make non-traditional knives
Randall Made - traditional fixed blades
R. Murphy Knives - traditional fixed blades (also make non-traditional knives)
Ruana Knife Works - traditional fixed blades and hatchets
Tactile Knife Co. - at least one traditional slipjoint, but mostly make titanium pens
Tops - traditional fixed blades.
Utica - traditional folders, sold as Kutmaster and Utica