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Al Mar was a custom knifemaker who passed away several years ago. He made the Al Mar line of knives which is still beeing produced today.<ref>http://www.almarknives.com/ The current page can be seen here</ref>
Al Mar was a knife designer who passed away in 1992. Having started out as a knifedesigner at Gerber, he left there in 1979 to start making knives on his own<ref>[http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2001/07/09/story4.html?pg=1 Found here]</ref>. He made the Al Mar line of knives which is still beeing produced today, although by people with no connection to Al.<ref>[http://www.almarknives.com/ The current page can be seen here]</ref>


He is amongst other things known as the Mar in the Mar/McBurnette frontlock. He was also known for quite a hot temper and is reported to have physically chased another knife industry person around, at the 1992 Blade show, after a dispute.   
He is amongst other things known as the Mar in the Mar/McBurnette frontlock. He was also known for quite a hot temper and is reported to have physically chased another knife industry person around, at the 1992 Blade show, after a dispute.   
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  “Combat Knife is actually 10% weapon and 90% tool.”
  “Combat Knife is actually 10% weapon and 90% tool.”


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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Mar_Knives Al Mar Knives on Wikipedia]


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Latest revision as of 13:04, 17 April 2019

Al Mar was a knife designer who passed away in 1992. Having started out as a knifedesigner at Gerber, he left there in 1979 to start making knives on his own[1]. He made the Al Mar line of knives which is still beeing produced today, although by people with no connection to Al.[2]

He is amongst other things known as the Mar in the Mar/McBurnette frontlock. He was also known for quite a hot temper and is reported to have physically chased another knife industry person around, at the 1992 Blade show, after a dispute. Al Mar is credited for having helped Sal In the beginning of Spyderco.

This quote is an Al Mar quote and this author believes it sums up nicely a lot of the things he stood for:

“Combat Knife is actually 10% weapon and 90% tool.”

Links

Al Mar Knives on Wikipedia

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