Smoky Mountain Knife Works

Smoky Mountain Knife Works (http://www.eknifeworks.com) was founded in the early 1970s, when Kevin Pipes and John Parker started selling pocketknives at flea markets. In 1978, SMKW opened its first Retail Showroom. Over the years, SMKW has outgrown two facilities before building its current retail location in Sevierville, Tennessee. The 55,000 square-foot SMKW Retail Showroom features thousands of name brand cutlery items at discount prices, showcased by one of the nation's largest collections of cutlery memorabilia and trophy wildlife, as well as museum quality historical collections of Native American relics, Civil War displays, and Americana at its finest! Over 1.2 million SMKW customers visit the Retail Showroom annually. SMKW's monthly catalogs are mailed to millions of mail-order customers. Kevin Pipes serves as SMKW's President & CEO.