Over 40 Years of Quality & InnovationAl Mar was born in the U.S.A., the son of Chinese immigrants. He served in a Special ForcesReserve Unit and volunteered to serve in a Green Beret special operations group in Vietnam.After serving in Vietnam, Al completed his college education by earning a master’s degreein industrial design from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles.He went on to work at Gerber® Legendary Blades under Pete Gerber, concluding his tenurethere as “Head of Knife Design.”In 1979, Al founded AL MAR® Knives. His mission was to blend mass production methodswith custom knife quality. At first, the majority of his knives were designed for police andmilitary, because of his vast experiences as a practitioner of Judo and Kendo and his historyas a Green Beret. In fact, Al’s SERE® (Survival-Evasion-Resistance-Escape) knife was thefirst knife accepted for use by Special Forces Colonel Nick Rowe for the SERE InstructorSchool at Camp Mackall North Carolina. And as the company grew, his designs evolved toinclude high-quality hunting/fishing, kitchen, and gentlemen’s gift knives.Al Mar was a life member of the Special Forces Association, a member of the SpecialOperations Association, and a reserve deputy sheriff. He was inducted into both the FightingKnives Magazine and Blade Magazine Hall of Fame. Al Mar was a man worthy of the highestrespect.Today, we continue his mission to make knives with custom-quality design and innovation.
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