Condor Tool and Knife traces its proud history back to 1787, the year Gebr.
Weyersberg Company was founded in Solingen Germany. The quality of the
swords, military knives, agricultural tools and household cutlery that they
manufactured made Solingen the cutlery capital of the world. Over the
generations, the world´s largest manufacturer of swords and knives found
it necessary to expand its operations to other countries to better serve its
customers.
In 1963 the company built a new plant in Santa Ana, El Salvador and filled
it with state of the art German equipment. Some of the original local
employees who were sent back to Solingen for extensive training forty-two
years ago are still working in the factory today turning out the finest
quality machetes, shovels and other hand tools.
Condor Tool & Knife´s parent company, Imacasa was formed in the 1980´s
when the company decided to sell the Central and South America
operations to local investors. Today, they are one of the largest machete
manufacturers in the world operating 24/7 to fill and increasing worldwide
demand for its products.
In 2004 Imacasa teamed up with Arlan D. Lothe, world renowned cutlery and tool designer, to develop a first quality line of knives and tools for the North American outdoor markets. What you see on this site is the result of that effort. |
