SIG Sauer is a German arms manufacturer based in Schleswig-Holstein, which dates back to the arms manufacturer Lorenz Sauer founded in Suhl in 1751. More than half of the weapons produced in Eckernförde are exported to the United States and sold there. The knives are manufactured by the American manufacturer Hogue under licence for SIG Sauer. Founded in 1968 and now run by the third generation, the company has made an excellent name for itself in the past.