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AL MAR KNIVES
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Over 40 Years of Quality & Innovation
Al Mar served in a Special Forces Reserve Unit and volunteered to serve in a Green Beret special operations group
in Vietnam. After serving in Vietnam, Al earned a master’s degree in industrial design from the Art Center College of
Design. He worked at Gerber® Legendary Blades under Pete Gerber, as “Head of Knife Design.” In 1979, Al founded
AL MAR® Knives. His mission was to blend mass production methods with custom knife quality. At first, the majority
of his knives were designed for police and military, because of his vast experiences as a practitioner of Judo
and Kendo and his history as a Green Beret. Al’s S.E.R.E. (Survive-Escape-Resist-Evade) knife was the first knife
accepted for use by Special Forces Colonel Nick Rowe for the S.E.R.E. Instructor School at Camp McCall North
Carolina. As the company grew, Al’s designs evolved to include high-quality hunting/fishing, kitchen, and gentlemen’s
gift knives. Today, we continue his mission to make knives with custom-quality design and innovation.
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