Viper

The knife industry in Europe, as well as in Japan, has always centered around one area in each country. In England, it was Sheffield, in Germany Solingen, in Japan, Seki City and in Italy it has been Maniago. In the recent past, we have seen a decline in quality knife production in England, Germany, the United States and most recently in Japan. There are good companies making quality knives remaining in Germany, Japan and the U. S., but they are few. Many have succumbed to the pressure to make cheaper knives which has resulted in the move of a tremendous amount of knife production first to Taiwan and then to mainland China. It is only Maniago that has managed to hold much of their high quality knife production.

Viper Evolution Lockback

In the past few years, top quality cutlers and suppliers of knife parts have worked together to organize a cutlers' consortium of fifty or so member companies to guarantee the production of top quality cutting tools. It will compare favorably to most current handmade knives.

Viper® 2006 Damascus Collection

Viper® is a company that obviously takes great pride in designing and producing the best knives possible. They have embraced the concept of "Maniago Quality" and taking advantage of the latest technologies and design and production genius, push it to the limit. For 2006, they produced a 200 piece Limited Edition Set of two knives in a beautiful wooden box.