Poehlmann, Paul

Paul’s interest in things mechanical led to a fascination with firearms and knives. He became intrigued with the mechanical aspects of their design and function. In the early 1970’s Paul started to design folding knife mechanisms as he became convinced there had to be a better way to lock a folding knife blade open and closed than what he had seen. Paul holds over forty utility patents and numerous design patents. Twenty of these patents are for folding knife mechanisms. He gained notoriety for inventing the Axial Locking Mechanism, which was then made famous by the Gerber knife company.