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Old Pocket Knives...

Welcome to oldpocketknives.net! Primarily you will find American Made knives that were manufactured prior to WWII.

However, you will also find:

• Modern pocket knives made after WWII, again mostly American Made
• Some Foreign Made knives (mostly German and English)
• A few Custom Made knives

American made, folding pocket knives!

The history of American Made folding pocket knives from the Civil War era up until World War II is very fascinating. After WWII, many things changed and the knife making industry was no exception.

Folding Knives

If you search the internet for pocket knives, you will find that many outlets categorize them into two basic primary categories:

Vintage - Defined as knives manufactured prior to 1970.

Modern - Defined as knives manufactured from 1970 to the present.

Factory Manufactured vs Custom Manufactured

Knives can be further classified as either "factory" manufactured or "custom" manufactured.