Emerson Knives is a very interesting story.  The founder Ernest R. Emerson. Ernest Emerson is a Martial artist and that is what he started off doing. He was born in Northern Wisconsin. Then he moved to southern California with the idea off working with his Martial arts. I interesting side note. Ernest Emerson  has made his own martial arts. It is called Emerson Combat Systems and is taught to law enforcement agency’s and military units, as well as civilians.

Where Emerson interest in knives comes from  a  gift he received. A Barlow knife when he was a young child, and as we all know later started making them. Emerson made his first knife more out of necessity then for fanatical gain. He was working on his martial art and need a Balisong knife and with his salary could not afford one so he took a shot at making his own.  When he went back to his class with his new knife every one was very imprested so they asked if he would make them all one, and he did just for the price of parts. Later he realized that he was on to something at started charging $50 each. Emerson made such good knives that his reputation started to grow. Emerson started to branch out and started making fixed-blade knives part time as he also worked with his martial arts training.

Then Later Emerson went to a gun show and saw a Michael Walker folding knife a thought is great design.  After this Emerson chose to make pocket knives from then on out. He contacted walker about using the Walker Linerlock on his own pocket knives and  after that there was no looking back. Emerson quickly became a big name in the pocket knives world. Emerson first pocket knives where more on the decorative side, but now he make more practical pocket knives that our military and SEALs teams use and he even made pocket knives for NASA. Emerson knives a very popular with collectors as well. Emerson’s first knives logo feature a Bowie knife and it very rear to find, and as a result very popular with collectors.

Emerson Knives Inc is located in Torrance, California. It has a very small staff, but make some of the best tactical on the market to day. Also Emerson has worked with many other knife manufactures even his competition  like Gerber Knives. Emerson is always trying to find ways to make pocket knives better  A great gift if you know someone that is going to join the military.