Anza is positioned as an affordable brand but with high quality products that a collector would enjoy. Their knives are branded as knives for the 'working man' because they are handy to use on the job or while enjoying an outdoor acitivity. Anza brand knives are all handmade as well as made to order, therefore their emphasis is not on speed of production but on handmade quality.
Anza is a relativity new knife brand that began operating in 1980. Anza began making knives out of files, a high carbon steel tool by using a process called 'annealing' and then handshaping the instrument. A Dymondwood handle is added to the blade, creating a knife that is handmade, sharp, versatile and that maintains an edge. They have received interest from knife collectors because each piece is handmade and therefore none is exactly alike.