Otter-Messer

The OTTER® company was founded around 1840 in a small ‘Kotten’ – a traditional grinder’s watermill – at the Königsmühle in Solingen by the Berns brothers.

Their name comes from the indigenous otters, which used to live in the riverbanks and streams in the Bergisch Land region in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. They also adorn the products as the company’s logo.

In 2011 Frank Rommel took over the company and is leading the traditional manufacturer into a new era.