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New West KnifeWorks

Colorful high-performance knives from a self-funded Wyoming maker.

Status: Approved
Founded
1997
Website
newwestknifeworks.com
HQ
USA
Manufacturing
USA
Ownership type
Founder-owned
Status since
2026-07-13

Ownership

Founder Corey Milligan, self-funded and privately owned; own factory in Victor Idaho since 2015, about 25 knifemakers.

Why Approved

Founder-owned with its own US factory for nearly three decades.

Reversibility

What would change our verdict

A sale to outside capital or offshoring.

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