HALLER - EXPERTISE DUE TO TRADITION

More than 100 years ago Hermann Hebsacker, grand-grandfather of the todays CEO Karin Hebsacker, founded a forge specializing in knives, connected to a small store, located in Schwäbisch Hall, to sell his finest goods. His son Wilhelm, followed his father’s footsteps and managed the business later on.
His son however, also named Hermann, was traveling across Germany to gain more experience in other specialized companies.
In 1966, Hermann and his wife Irmgard came back to Schwäbisch Hall to manage the business further on. Very soon he founded our company, the Haller Stahlwarenhaus GmbH. His personal interest in historical swords and the Asian blacksmithing has taken him to the remotest areas in the world. Until today, these important international business partnerships are a significant part of HALLER company philosophy. His connections to the most important people in the specialised business worldwide got him his big reputation in these special fields.

In 1981 HALLER company moved from Schwäbisch Hall to a much bigger building in Michelbach/Bilz. At the same time the local store in the city of Schwäbisch Hall has been outsourced. This change has been made so that “Haller Stahlwaren” to be a B2B only company, as it is known today. In the late 90s, HALLER moved one more time for a much bigger, modern building, which suits their claims with over 1000 m² of capacity.

During all these years HALLER established itself as one of the leading importers in European market, their product line including pocket knives, fixed blades and cooking knives as the more common products, but also historical European and Asian weapons, crossbows, outdoor tools and security equipment.

We are sure, you’ll find some of those listed above in our shop product line-up.

Three generations of knife smiths are shaping HALLER business and are continuously establishing new brands. THeir first brand after “Haller” was “John Lee”, known for the forged Samurai swords, which are available for a fair price.
The second one was “FUDO”. This brand stands out for high quality kitchen knives, mostly in a more Japanese style.
Furthermore, comes also the brand “Urs Velunt”, which is for the medieval swords and gear.
Our latest brands are called “Zombie Dead” and “Devils Gear”. Those are very uncommon, modern products, which are reaching fans of the growing show biz.