I lived in Westchester Co, NY, just north of NYC, and two German knife manufacturers had their headquarters there at the time, Wusthof and Henckels.
Both had annual factory showroom sales, and there were often great buys. Henckels is still there.
One year I go to the Wusthof sale and there are outdoor tables filled with.... Henckels knives. OK, what's going on I ask? Turns out Wusthof wanted to get sales space in one of the big chains and the chain told them not until they sold off their supply of Henckels. So Wusthof bought all the store's Henckels stock and was blowing it out at this sale.
Long knives were $10, short knives were $5, knife blocks $5. I bought about 40 knives and blocks, sold what I didn't want at half street price. I made a nice bit of money and got what I kept free. Should have bought it all.
Long story, but bottom line, Henckels top knives, the German made Professional series which I bought, are excellent knives in all sizes, and I would recommend them.