Kershaw

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HQ: Tualatin, ORMade in: Tualatin, OR

Est. 1974

Heritage & History

Kershaw Knives was founded in 1974 by Pete Kershaw, a veteran of the American cutlery industry who had previously worked at Gerber Legendary Blades in Portland, Oregon. Kershaw established his company with the goal of producing high-quality knives at accessible price points, setting up manufacturing in Tualatin, Oregon — just south of Portland in the Willamette Valley. The company was acquired in 1977 by Kai Group, a Japanese cutlery conglomerate, but the Oregon manufacturing operation was preserved and expanded.

The partnership with designer Ken Onion in the late 1990s transformed Kershaw from a respected but niche maker into one of America's most popular knife brands. Onion's SpeedSafe assisted-opening mechanism, first introduced on the Kershaw Leek in 2002, became a defining feature of the brand and spawned an entire family of 'allium-series' knives — the Leek, Scallion, Chive, and Shallot — all named after the onion family in honor of their designer. The Leek became one of the best-selling American-made folding knives in history, and the Blur followed as the workhorse counterpart with its Trac-Tec textured grip.

Made in Tualatin, Oregon

Kershaw's Tualatin, Oregon facility produces the brand's USA-made knife lines using a combination of CNC machining, laser cutting, heat treatment, and hand finishing. The factory processes American and Scandinavian steels — including 14C28N Sandvik stainless, CPM-154 powder steel, CPM S30V, and 420HC — into blades that are ground, heat-treated, and sharpened on-site. Aluminum and steel handles are CNC-machined and anodized at the facility.

Not all Kershaw knives are made in the USA — the company clearly distinguishes between its Oregon-made lines and its overseas-produced models. The USA-made collection includes the Leek (all 1660 variants), Blur (all 1670 variants), Launch automatic series, Dividend, Chive, Scallion, Shallot, Link, and Bareknuckle. Each USA-made knife carries a 'Made in USA' stamp on the blade. Models like the Natrix and Atmos are produced at Kai Group facilities in Asia, and are not represented in this collection.

Kershaw

Heritage & History

Made in Tualatin, Oregon

Kershaw Leek Pocket Knife 1660 3-Inch SpeedSafe Assisted Opening

Kershaw Leek Carbon Fiber 1660CF 3-Inch CPM-154 Blade

Kershaw Leek Composite Blade 1660CB 3-Inch D2/14C28N Steel

Kershaw Leek 1660 3-Inch Bead-Blasted Folding Pocketknife

Kershaw Leek 1660RDBW Red Handle BlackWash Blade

Kershaw Leek 1660PUR Purple Anodized Aluminum

Kershaw Leek 1660OL Olive Drab Folding Pocket Knife

Kershaw Blur 1670BLK 3.4-Inch All-Black Folding Knife

Kershaw Blur 1670BLKST All-Black Serrated Folding Knife

Kershaw Blur 1670S30V CPM S30V Stonewash Folding Knife

Kershaw Blur 1670TBLKST Tanto Black Serrated

Kershaw Blur 1670TSTBW Tanto BlackWash Folding Knife

Kershaw Launch 1 7100BW CPM-154 Automatic Folding Knife

Kershaw Dividend 1812GRY 3-Inch Assisted Opening Pocket Knife

Kershaw Dividend 1812OLCB Composite Blade Olive Aluminum

Kershaw Bareknuckle 7777OLBW 3.5-Inch BlackWash Olive

Kershaw Chive 1600 1.9-Inch 420HC Pocket Knife Silver

Kershaw Chive 1600BLK Black Anodized Ken Onion

Kershaw Chive 1600PINK Pink Aluminum 420HC

Kershaw Scallion 1620FL 2.4-Inch Stainless Frame Lock

Kershaw Scallion 1620FL 2.4-Inch Multiple Styles

Kershaw Shallot 1840 3.5-Inch Bead-Blasted 14C28N

Kershaw Link 1776 3.25-Inch 420HC Glass-Filled Nylon Handle

Kershaw Link Tanto 1776T 3.25-Inch 420HC

Kershaw Link Serrated 1776ST 3.25-Inch 420HC

Kershaw Link 1776GRYBW Gray Aluminum BlackWash

Kershaw Link 1776GRYDAM Damascus Steel Gray Aluminum

Kershaw Chive 1600 Stainless Steel Assisted Opening EDC

Kershaw Dividend 1812GRYX 3-Inch Stonewash Assisted Flipper

Kershaw Leek 1660BW 3-Inch BlackWash Folding Knife

Kershaw Leek 1660 3-Inch Stainless Steel Folding Knife

Kershaw Dividend 1812OL 3-Inch Olive Aluminum Assisted Flipper

Kershaw Bareknuckle 7777BLK 3.5-Inch All-Black Folding Knife

Kershaw Shallot 1840 3.5-Inch Assisted Opening Olive Handle

Kershaw Link 1776 3.25-Inch Plain Edge 420HC Folding Knife

Kershaw Link 1776 3.25-Inch Black Handle Folding Knife

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