Hen & Rooster

plaiabb · Post by **plaiabb** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:27 pm

Hello Everyone, I'm new to the board and I'm trynig to get some information regarding Hen & Rooster knives. Can anyone tell me who the current overall end manufacturer of the Hen & Rooster brand name is?

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:05 pm

Welcome.

Jim Frost (Frost Cutlery) currently owns that trademark. I BELIEVE most all of the Hen and Rooster knives are made in the Robert Klaas factory in Solingen, Germany. Possibly, some are contracted out to other factories (Carl Schlieper [Eye] or Boker).

Anybody else??

Bill

plaiabb · Post by **plaiabb** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:18 pm

Thanks Bill,

Any word on the quality of the current Hen & Rooster offerings?

Pete

Hawke · Post by **Hawke** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:38 am

A held a 3 blade Hen and Rooster genuine pearl handle knife today. It still had some of the stamping on the master blade and has been carried by a guy in my crew for a few yrs now. The knife has been dropped and the pearl handles are cracked some and missing pieces. The blades have been scratched while sharpening as well. James said he "outta be shot for carrying it".

Made me a little sick to see such a fine specimen used. Now this is weird. Somethings happening to me. Last year I woulda said, You big dummy, why say that! Why buy a knife you wont use! Set on a shelf or put it in a box and just hold it every once in a while oil it up and put it back away! Geeezz

Today when he said he "outta be shot for carrying it". ......I agreed with him!

plaiabb · Post by **plaiabb** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 7:54 pm

Thanks for the feedback Hawke,

The reason I ask; I'm curious if the billing of "genuine stag" is up to snuff. I've noticed, often, that these somewhat pricey "stag" handle knives actually wind up being bone or a composite material.

I'd like to verify the genuine stag Hen & Rooster offers is actually stag. Anyone with any info?

Thanks!
Pete

calico jack · Post by **calico jack** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:53 am

Just thought I'd put my 2-cents in. I have been dealing Frost and it's brands for about 3 yrs. Most of my customers want a knife they can get for less than $20.00, so if they drop it, they're not out much. Jim Frost purchased what was left of Bertram a few years ago and now makes all of his blades there. H&R, German Bull, and Buckcreek, along with Frost and Flying Falcon all have Soligen steel blades. Unfortunately, most of these are assembled in China or Pakistan. All in all, for a good steel, inexpensive working(not collecting) knife, you can't go wrong

plaiabb · Post by **plaiabb** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:26 pm

Thanks for the info! I picked one up and am happy with the quality. Good looking knife but a bit pricy for a product made in china. I'm not surprised that the knife is assempled in china. You would figure the most labor intensive and most costly step in the making of a knife would be the blade. If the blade is made in Germany you have to wonder how much Mr. Frost is saving by pushing the assembly to China. I guess it's considerable. Too bad really, there isn't much not made in china these days.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:05 pm

I was just reading in an A.G. Russell catalog that Boker is now/has been (?) making the Hen and Roosters. Not sure if they are completely made in Solingen...or parts made in Germany, and assembled in Argentina (to save labor costs??). Hopefully they will remain, maybe not the BEST, but still good, quality knives.

Bill

cbh65beck · Post by **cbh65beck** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:31 am

Just wanted to throw my two cents worth in on the Hen and Rooster. Now, I'm speaking of the old "Bertram" H&R before Frost, but stag handled H&R's were usually India Sambar stag and were quite desirable master pieces. I've heard there is some kind of imbargo on the India stag these days and is hard or impossible to find. Some of you guys may know more about that than me. Here's a Stag HR whittler.
Bryan #2

Willy · Post by **Willy** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:17 am

pictures to big same with the stag picture on another thread...

Hawke · Post by **Hawke** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:47 am

You can resize wit hthis online tool for free

http://www.gifworks.com/image_editor.html

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:43 pm

Hey Willy,

I just upped the allowed file size..

It's just not right to limit the size and quality of knife pictures!!! right?

Bryan

CAlife · Post by **CAlife** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:37 pm

you shouold crop out the extra sides before posting the pictures allowing the picture to be bigger.

jwm1960 · Post by **jwm1960** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:06 am

I was with a veterans group that visited the Smoky Mountain Knife Works in Sevierville, Tennessee on Friday. I bought a Frost Cutlery knife to carry in my pocket while there. They are cheap, paid $9.99 for my 5-blade, and hopefully will make me a good pocket knife. The blades were made in Pakistan. I picked up one of the Smoky Mountain Knife Works' Christmas catalogs while there and found that Frost Cutlery has sets of 4 knives available for less than $19.99 which is a good price for a work knife.