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Grohmann Knives Limited
'A Family Tradition'
Grohmann Knives
Limited is a family business with a big reputation. It is an Old World story
that began before the second World War, when a commercial buyer from Quebec
traveled once a year to a factory in Sudetenland, then a German region of
Czechoslovakia, to buy pocket knives. Every year the buyer would urge
Grohmann the production manager at the plant, to come to Canada , promising
help to get started. Mr. Grohmann would always decline as he was happy in
his own country, but after the war, the political situation grew desperate
and in 1949 Rudolph Grohmann accepted the offer.
Within a year, Grohmann and his family arrived in Nova Scotia
at the invitation of the provincial government-funded Pictou Cutlery, which
closed after three years. Mr. Grohmann, determined to make knives, built a
garage workshop & began producing & engraving folding knives designed by
himself. Shortly after, Mr. Grohmann met with Mr. Deane H. Russell and
together they set out to design a truly Canadian knife. After field testing
with the help of hunters & trappers across the north, the D.H. Russell Belt
Knife #1 was born, which along with various other designs, won many awards
and recognitions worldwide. Grohmann and Russell created three more models
together, the #2, #3, & #4.
"Grohmann Knives Limited" was
formed in 1961 by the family and was run by one of Grohmanns' daughters
Berta & her husband Michael Babinec Sr. They passed it down to their three
sons Michael Jr., Roland and Norman. Michael Jr. with daughter Michelle are
now running it today. Grohmann Knives currently employs approximately 25
people. Over the years, Grohmann Knives has designed more award-winning
Canadian outdoor knives to add to the collection. In recent years, six lines
of kitchen knives have also been added to their production, as well as many
unique, custom made knives & machine knives.
At Grohmann Knives, making knives is as much an art as
a trade. The top quality knives are produced with as many as 53 steps
between starting point & finished product.
At Grohmann's it's a matter of pride & family
tradition!
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