Pro-Tech Knives, Inc. is a knife manufacturing company based in Santa Fe Springs, California, famous for its automatic knives

Switchblade

A switchblade is a type of knife with a folding or sliding blade contained in the handle which is opened automatically by a spring when a button, lever, or switch on the handle or bolster is activated A switchblade (also known as an automatic knife, pushbutton knife, switch, Sprenger, Springer,...

. Pro-Tech was founded in 2001 by Dave Wattenberg. The company produces 7000 knives per year and its most famous models are the Godfather, Godson, and the Stinger. Pro-Tech has designed models for the U.S. Military and several police departments, including the secret service and US Marshall's Service.

Pro-tech has collaborated with famous knifemakers such as Ernest Emerson

Ernest Emerson

Ernest R. Emerson is an American custom knifemaker, martial artist, and edged-weapons expert. Originally an engineer and machinist in the aerospace industry, Emerson became a knifemaker known for making decorative knives but later became better known for his combat knives, eventually founding a...

and Allen Elishewitz on various designs.