Jacksonville Knifemaker partners with Remington

Remington Outdoor announced Tuesday a partnership with Jacksonville-based knifemaker Bear & Son to create a line of collectible cutlery that will launch in August. Officials say The partnership could lead to 10 new jobs.
Ken Griffey, president of Bear & Son, which currently employs around 80 people in both manufacturing and contract work. Says his company will be able to sell more knives and hire more folksand are trying to hire 10 people to get this thing up and started right now.” Griffey said the companies have discussed the partnership for two years, but it became reality in the last two months.
In a statement released on July 8, Remington announced the line will launch with an updated version of the Remington Bullet knife, which the companies have manufactured together since 2006. Knives will be added to the Remington Sportsman Series, as well as the Remington Defense Tactical Knives. Additions will also be made to the 700 and 870 series.
With the announcement of one partnership between the two companies came another. Bear & Son will also become Remington’s exclusive licensee for cutlery in 2015.