8 ▁and ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Michael ▁J . ▁Full er ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁President ▁Leo ▁Esp ino za . ▁The ▁company ▁primarily ▁produces ▁fixed - bla de ▁kn ives ▁for ▁military ▁and ▁law ▁enfor cement . ▁ ▁History ▁T OP S ▁Kn ives ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Several ▁old ▁friends ▁from ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁era ▁developed ▁a ▁concept ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁experience ▁and ▁disappoint ment ▁with ▁the ▁kn ives ▁they ▁were ▁issued ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁they ▁sought ▁to ▁correct ▁these ▁issues ▁of ▁strength ▁and ▁dur ability . ▁T OP S ▁has ▁manufact ured ▁their ▁kn ives ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁specifically ▁in ▁Id aho ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁founded . ▁T OP S ▁Kn ives ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁veter ans ▁and ▁supports ▁the ▁W ounded ▁War rior ▁Project ▁and ▁other ▁char itable ▁organizations . ▁ ▁T OP S ▁Kn ives ▁has ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁kn ife ▁models ▁in ▁production ▁with ▁many ▁more ▁that ▁have ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁made . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁well - known ▁models ▁is ▁the ▁Tom ▁Brown ▁Tra cker ▁Kn ife . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Tom ▁Brown ▁Jr . ▁and ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Hollywood ▁movie ▁The ▁H unted . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : K n ife ▁manufact uring ▁companies ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁Id aho ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Category : 1 9 8 8 ▁establish ments