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I am trying to find out who the makers are that made vintage Winchester knives. I have heard that Blue Grass Cutlery made some of their knives but were they the only ones that made them or were there other companies that made some. Thanks, in advance for any help ya'll can give me.

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Well Robert, my friend how far back do you want to go? Winchester made guns first and then knives in 1919 and they got started with two purchases Eagle Knife Company and the Napanoch Knife Company. In the late 1980's Winchester licensed the manufacturing to Blue Grass Cutlery. So thats where you start and thats where you end. Where are you wanting to be?

Robert,

This is what I found so far:

The Winchester Arms Company, manufacturer of the famous Winchester rifles, expanded into producing knives in 1919. Its first plants were at the Eagle Knife Company in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Napanoch Knife Company in Napanoch, New York. Eagle was known for its modern production techniques and mass assembly lines, while Napanoch was more renowned for craftsmanship.

The Winchester Arms Company, manufacturer of the famous Winchester rifles, expanded into producing knives in 1919. Its first plants were at the Eagle Knife Company in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Napanoch Knife Company in Napanoch, New York. Eagle was known for its modern production techniques and mass assembly lines, while Napanoch was more renowned for craftsmanship.


Manufacturing
Winchester's knife motto became knives "as good as the gun." In 1922, Winchester merged with a hardware company in St. Louis and became the Winchester-Simmons Company. The merged company also produced a brand called KEEN KUTTER. After the dissolution of the merger, Simmons no longer did any manufacturing, but did the marketing for Winchester.

Discontinued
With the proliferation of other knife companies in the 1930s, prices dropped and the quality of Winchester knives began to suffer. By early 1942, Winchester ceased production of knives and entered into other contracts with the military during World War II.

Significance
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a Germany company put the name Winchester on inexpensive knives that had no association with the original company. Winchester later authorized manufacture of knives in the late '80s by a company named Blue Glass Cutlery. Many of the company's early knives are collectors' items.

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