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The Story of Ka-Bar® Roots of the cutlery business in
Western New York All the cutlery companies that remain in the Olean, Franklinville, Springville, Bradford and Ellicottville areas today can trace their roots back to the migration of cutlers to the Little Valley and Cattaraugus areas in the late 1800's. At one time, more than 30 knife companies populated the relatively small area we now we refer to as Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania. Surviving market fluctuation and economic difficulties, only a few strong companies remain in the area today.
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More than 200 years ago, the U.S. cutlery industry started in New
England when a group of cutlers from England's famous Sheffield Cutlery
Industry banded together in small factories. Passing down from
generation to generation their skills and demand for quality cutlery,
the industry grew and gradually moved westward with time. By the late
1800's a group of cutlers had settled in the Western New York and
Northern Pennsylvania area.