Early Boker Knives

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Picked up this baby coke bottle H Bokers Improved cutlery while on vacation in Daytona beach a couple weeks ago . Antique store find . Not sure on the age ?
Thanks for looking .

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Very nice!!
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Boker prices are through the roof right now. This is the first one I've been able to get in a while. Really happy with it.
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That's a beauty! ::ds::
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To bad I'm not selling! :D
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Nice bone on that old Boker. Everything cost more these days seems like.
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Here are a couple H. Boker whittlers.
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Great Boker models shown on this page, and the last two whittler's from luckydog are very nice.
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Beautiful whitlers Luckydog!
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One finally came my way.
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Another of the Boker family. Tang stamp reads "BOKER / USA and 6005 on the pile side. 1975 Boker catalog lists 6006 and 6007, but with smooth bone handles, I think 6005 is an older production. BOKER / USA was used in 1916 along with VALLEY FORGE stamping. Appreciate any comments.
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I have only seen this stamp in charts, and it's said to be "1930s-1970s". However, this is the first I've seen with it. I guess prewar?

About the same size as the USN Utiility, and same blade selection, and also has a bail, but in a teardrop frame.
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Here are couple more H. Boker & Co. Solingen 1869-1944 whittlers.
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luckydog64 wrote: Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:57 pm Here are couple more H. Boker & Co. Solingen 1869-1944 whittlers.
The stag one is a good looking knife ::tu::
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Thanks Edge I hope they are not too recent for this thread. thegreedygulo has some knives in here that deserve a second or third look.
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luckydog64 wrote: Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:48 pm Thanks Edge I hope they are not too recent for this thread. thegreedygulo has some knives in here that deserve a second or third look.
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All the Bokers on this thread are fantastic! I’m showing the oldest I have. Appreciate anyone that can date it for me! Bokers Improved Cutlery.
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According to the charts it's US1, 1899-1920. Nice knife. J.O'.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Sat Jan 21, 2023 2:54 pm According to the charts it's US1, 1899-1920. Nice knife. J.O'.
Thanks j.o. I knew it was old but that is older than what I thought. I’ve got a few more Bokers but probably 60’s/70’s.

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It has the tree stamp too. ::tu:: Do you ever look at the "Tang Stamp Charts" thread under "General Knife Q & A"? Scroll down the first page and you'll find Boker and lots of other stamps and dates. great resource. J.O'.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:58 pm It has the tree stamp too. ::tu:: Do you ever look at the "Tang Stamp Charts" thread under "General Knife Q & A"? Scroll down the first page and you'll find Boker and lots of other stamps and dates. great resource. J.O'.
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luckydog64 wrote: Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:57 pm Here are couple more H. Boker & Co. Solingen 1869-1944 whittlers.
That first one with the spey and sheepsfoot is plumb amazing. I’d have given my eye teeth for that one.
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Oledadsknives wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:16 am All the Bokers on this thread are fantastic! I’m showing the oldest I have. Appreciate anyone that can date it for me! Bokers Improved Cutlery.
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Thanks Colonel, those old stag knives are hard to beat, imho!

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I'm almost ashamed to post this one. Compared to the other knives shared here, this is a wreck.

Well, yeah, it is a wreck. I actually had it in my junker pile. I was going through there and saw it, so I thought I would take a closer look at it.

Tang stamp reads R&H Boker Cast Steel. I looked through Neal and Ricky's book, but they didn't offer that exact stamp. However, Neal did think it would place in the mid-1800's anyway.

I guess it'll earn a place in the pearl drawer...
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