EK COMMANDO KNIFE CO.
HISTORICAL TIMELINE
1949
Production moves to Miami, Florida. Knives
marked "John Ek Knives, Miami, Fla."
1982
John Ek Knives is sold and production moves to
Richmond, Virginia. "X-Head Fastener System" developed.
1993
Blackjack Knives Ltd manufactures
"production" knives for two years.
1997
Model No 1 & Model No 2 knives re-introduced.
2004
Marine Raider / MCMAP knife &
Marine Raider Stiletto MkII™ is introduced.
1976
John Ek passes & Ek family moves
production to St Augustine, Florida.
2005
Ek Bowie - Model 5 was re-introduced.
2008
The Fairbairn-Sykes MkII™ is introduced.
2015
KA-BAR Knives, Inc. acquires John Ek Commando Knife Co.
Production begins in Olean, New York.
1944
Hamden, Connecticut production expands to 3 shifts,
24/7 producing 10 different models.
1943
Production in the Hamden, Connecticut
factory increases to 6 models.
1939
First John Ek Commando Knife
is designed & named the Model No. 1
1942
First Special Service Force V-42 Stiletto is designed.
1941
John Ek starts producing knives in
quantity in Hamden Connecticut, near Lake Whitney.
2015
The Ek Model 3, Model 4 & Model 5 are
first knives released under KA-BAR production.
2016
The Ek/Spartan Dagger (Ek101) jointly released -
Limited production and serialized.
The Ek/Jarosz Boot Knife (Ek102) is introduced as another collaborative product release.
2017
The Ek Commando Presentation Knife (EK13)
is released under KA-BAR production.
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