The Ontario Knife Company was founded in Naples, New York in 1889. Naples is located in upstate New York, in Ontario County, southeast of Rochester. Ontario Knife is named after Ontario County.
Ontario Knife is located in Franklinville, New York, about one hour south of Buffalo. All products are made at, and shipped from, the Franklinville factory.
In addition to sporting/outdoor knives, Ontario makes a number of other product lines including Old Hickory® Kitchen Cutlery, Industrial and Agricultural Products, and Sci-Med Scientific Tools and Instruments.
Ontario’s sister company, Queen Cutlery, is a well known maker of finely crafted pocketknives. Also, Ontario Knife is a major supplier of private label blades and knives.
