Otter messer: traditional, handmade German knives

Otter: traditional quality

Otter produces high-quality knives that stand out with their traditional designs. Otter knives are handmade in the traditional way in Solingen, Germany. Knives such as the Otter Mercator have a long history and have proven their worth for many decades.

Otter: series

Otter has several knife series, all of which are made and sharpened by hand in Solingen, Germany. There are knives available for different uses: EDC use, outdoor use or kitchen use.

Otter Mercator

The Otter Mercator is a sleek, lightweight and reliable pocket knife with a history dating back over 150 years. This knife achieved cult status among both Germans and Americans during the First and Second World Wars. The knife is available in different handle materials, with or without pocket clip, two types of locking mechanisms and either a stainless-steel blade or a carbon-steel blade.

Otter Anchor

The Otter Anchor Knife is a traditional gentleman's knife. The knife is made by hand in Solingen, Germany. Each version of the Anchor knife is enhanced with a stunning anchor inlay. You easily open the knife with two hands, with the nail nick. Each knife is made by hand from natural materials, so no knife will be the same.

Otter knives: for in the kitchen or on the go

Peeling knives

Otter's peeling knives come in carbon steel and stainless steel. The handles are made from different types of wood.

Table knives

Otter table knives are made from stainless steel, with handles made from different types of wood.

Traditional pocket knives

Otter offers a wide range of traditional pocket knives, like the Otter Anchor.

EDC knives

Otter's EDC pocket knives include the Mercator and the Rhino. These are lightweight and reliable knives, great for accomplishing a variety of cutting tasks you may encounter from day to day.

Multi-tool

When designing their multi-tool, Mercator used the Mercator as a source of inspiration. This multi-tool includes the following tools: a can opener, an awl a corkscrew and a knife. The tools are made from C75 carbon steel.

History of Otter

Otter Messer was founded around 1840 on a small farm on the Königsmühle in Solingen, using a traditional water-powered grinding mill. The name Otter comes from the fish otters that used to live on the banks of the streams and rivers in the Bergisches Land. Otter is mostly famous for their Mercator, a knife with cult status and a long history dating back to 1867. The pocket knives and fixed blades are crafted using traditional methods and carefully sharpened and finished by hand. The long-standing family business was taken over by a knife enthusiast called Frank Rommel in 2011. Otter knives still reflect the company's traditional past.