When I first encountered the single Henckels man, I learned that those single figure knives were made in Brazil and that the twins' cutlery was still made in Germany. I believe the European requirements for labels stating the country of manufacture/origin are different then labels for American made items. It may be that if the European company is headquartered in a European country it may state, for instance, "Germany or Solingen - whatever", but if it is actually made in Germany, the label will say "made in Germany".

At least it sounds plausible...