Need Help Identifying Boker Soligen

[pastorman]

My father gave this knife to me many years ago, at least 35 years. Not sure how long he had it, or when it was made. Hoping someone can help me identify age, value etc..

[Reverand]

It is fairly difficult to nail down an exact year on a Boker. You can use the Tang Stamp chart to see if you can find in which decade it was made.
It is a Stockman pattern in rough condition, but I can still see the remains of a blade etch on the Main. With the slanted bolsters with a pattern machined into them, it was probably a top-of-the-line knife, originally.
Congratulations on owning a family heirloom!

[Mumbleypeg]

The tang stamp chart Reverand was referring to is probably this one here in the Tang Stamps thread search.php?keywords=Boker&t=39799&sf=msgonly

Click on the chart to enlarge it for easier reading - better if you’re using a computer or laptop instead of a phone. Most tang stamp charts are at best guesstimates since few cutleries kept records of when stamps changed. Many were used unchanged for decades. Most of what we think we know today comes from researching old cutlery catalogs, documenting pictures of the knives in them and their stamps, and comparing that with the date the catalog was published.

Your knife is a looker, as stated probably a higher end knife when it was new. Looks “well loved”, meaning it was used and sharpened a lot. Which unfortunately hurts its collector value. But since it was your dad’s, to you it is priceless. Take good care of it and pass it on to your heirs along with its provenance.

Ken

[pastorman]

Thank you! Will pass this on to my grandson some day!