Taiwanese youths who came to Kinmen as soldiers in the early days would invariably take several back as souvenirs, and thus the "bomb knives" of Kinmen became famous all over the big island. The mere name Kinmen on the label was a virtual guarantee of quality.
早年到金門當兵的台灣青年，返鄉時一定帶上幾把作為紀念，金門砲彈菜刀因此名聞全台，只要掛上「金門」二字，幾乎就是菜刀品質的保證。