Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?

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AntiqueKnives
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Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?

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Hello All,
I have this Boker Sailors/Rigging Knife bought a few years ago.
The tang stamps compared with the stamp marks chart says that " may also be a repro" ::uc::
My observation:
1. No tree medallion on scale
2. Tang marks are not deeply stamped
3. Ring on knife looks to be different than the sailor model, it's just a circular ring, not a flat one with instructions to release blade.

The blade though is made from high carbon and sharpening it took me a while...

Any comments from the Boker experts on here would be highly appreciated 👍
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Re: Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?

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I’m not a Böker expert, but I’d say the knife is fine. Rarely if ever see a counterfeit Böker. It’s possible the bale (ring) - can’t see much of it in the pictures - has been replaced. That’s not uncommon. JMO

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Real deal. As Ken said not a knife often faked.
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Thanks Ken and the Eyebrand ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::td:: ::td:: ::clapping:: ::clapping:: ::clapping:: ::tu:: for your help.
Does it matter that the knife has no medallion on the scales? As all the Sailors knives I saw that were made by Boker had the tree medallion. Thanks
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Re: Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?

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AntiqueKnives wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:08 pm Hello All,
I have this Boker Sailors/Rigging Knife bought a few years ago.
The tang stamps compared with the stamp marks chart says that " may also be a repro" ::uc::
My observation:
1. No tree medallion on scale
2. Tang marks are not deeply stamped
3. Ring on knife looks to be different than the sailor model, it's just a circular ring, not a flat one with instructions to release blade.

The blade though is made from high carbon and sharpening it took me a while...

Any comments from the Boker experts on here would be highly appreciated 👍
Real Böker made for the South American Market....Böker had and still has some affiliation in South America!!
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....marks in the bottom bolster look like someone squeezed it in a vise.
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Re: Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?

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AntiqueKnives wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:08 pm Hello All,
I have this Boker Sailors/Rigging Knife bought a few years ago.
The tang stamps compared with the stamp marks chart says that " may also be a repro" ::uc::
My observation:
1. No tree medallion on scale
2. Tang marks are not deeply stamped
3. Ring on knife looks to be different than the sailor model, it's just a circular ring, not a flat one with instructions to release blade.

The blade though is made from high carbon and sharpening it took me a while...

Any comments from the Boker experts on here would be highly appreciated 👍
Real thing, made for the South American Market...Böker was very active in South America/ Mexico...and still is!
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