Anza Knives

100% hand-ground, heat-treated, shaped, and hand-finished in their El Cajon, CA workshop.

True circular domestic artisan cutlery hand-shaping repurposed high-carbon American files into rugged hunting and field tools with lifetime warranties.

Shop Anza Knives Reviewed 17 Aug 2026

Master Artisan

Charlie Davis & Chana Davis

Founder & Successor / Master Cutlers

Former Buck Knives production superintendent Charlie Davis pioneered annealing and grinding high-carbon steel files into rugged working knives in 1980, now led by his daughter Chana.

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From Anza Knives

Anza Boddington Skinner

$150

Signature hunting skinner handmade in California from an annealed high-carbon file with original file teeth retained along the spine.

Anza Dune Hunter

$165

Rugged drop-point field knife handcrafted with ergonomic Dymalux resin-infused wood handles and fitted heavy-duty leather sheath.

Anza Mini Skinner

$95

Compact EDC and small-game skinning knife with razor-sharp high carbon steel edge and low-profile crossdraw pancake leather sheath.

What we found

Verified Domestic Audit

Audit & Disclaimer Context

Verified El Cajon, CA artisan workshop, second-generation California family ownership, domestic high-carbon file repurposing, and handmade Illinois leather sheaths.

Owned here

100% American family-owned and operated by Charlie and Chana Davis in California since 1980.

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My dad, Charlie Davis, founded Anza Knives in 1982, and we have stayed true to the process by keeping it old school... while Chana carries on the tradition.

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Made here

100% hand-ground, heat-treated, shaped, and hand-finished in their El Cajon, CA workshop.

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We stand by the tradition of making these tools by hand, instead of automating the process, cutting corners, and outsourcing. Each knife is shaped by hand.

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Materials

Repurposed high-carbon American file steel, Montana elk antler sheds, Dymalux resin wood, and handmade Illinois leather sheaths.

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We start with high carbon steel files, then use our secret tempering process... Genuine top grade leather sheaths are completely handmade by wonderful people in Illinois.

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Shipped from here

Workshop floor, customer support, and direct fulfillment operating in El Cajon, California.

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All knife making, administrative duties, customer service, order processing, and warranty repairs operate out of our California shop.

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Anza Knives California Workshop Handcrafted high-carbon file cutlery made in California

Reviewed 17 Aug 2026. Next check by 17 Feb 2027.