OC, that is imitation tortoiseshell from the early 1990s. Boker never told what they used, but I assumed corelon or similar. I have a few of these and they look great. Carbon steel blades too! The earlier ones didn't have a shield - like yours.OLDE CUTLER wrote:Some nice Bokers on display here. My latest is this 3 5/8" Boker Congress that I picked up at our local fleamarket last weekend. I am assuming that this is of fairly recent manufacture? The handle material must be some kind of reddish acrylic, as the pins can be seen when looking in from the edge.
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Thanks for the great info!! Under good light the appearance of the imitation tortoise shell has kind of a colored glow to it.rangerbluedog wrote:OC, that is imitation tortoiseshell from the early 1990s. Boker never told what they used, but I assumed corelon or similar. I have a few of these and they look great. Carbon steel blades too! The earlier ones didn't have a shield - like yours.OLDE CUTLER wrote:Some nice Bokers on display here. My latest is this 3 5/8" Boker Congress that I picked up at our local fleamarket last weekend. I am assuming that this is of fairly recent manufacture? The handle material must be some kind of reddish acrylic, as the pins can be seen when looking in from the edge.
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I recently picked up this 3" Boker pen for a few bucks at a gunshow. The tangstamp on the master blade is "H. Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery" with the tree on the back of the tang. Secondary blade is stamped "H. Boker & Co's Cutlery Germany" with the tree on the back of the tang. Mother of Pearl is in good shape. Neat little knife. Am I in the ball park with a date of 1869-1910 for this one?
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Picked up this Boker Farm Boy Barlow, really well made knife with nice rosewood.
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Agree with BWT, you got yourself a fine one there JohnR
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4" Solingen Trapper with yellow bone. Good blade sharpness.
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Garry.. Those are some bright yellow handles!! Looks Good!! Nice score!!
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Thanks John. I feel a few bright colors liven up a collection.
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QS, that’s a nice one. I like that bone!
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Thank you Colonel. Glad you like it.
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Garry.. You are pulling in some fine Bokers as of late.. Your mail person is gonna wear a path to your mail box!!!
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Gracias amigo.
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Here is a special Boker "Double Tree" offering from 2006, a 3 5/8" (3 3/4' ?) stag Congress serial # 068 out of 300. Comes with a storage pouch & original paper work.Pattern 5464 & a "Classic" so not stainless steel. All for under $60. A good deal for me but a loss for the original owner. This is a very fine knife.
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Stag AND fancy bolsters! You got that one cheap, kj!
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That is a real looker Roland. A fancy pants for sure but a quality useful knife. Good one.
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That is an incredible knife. Reminds me of the stag congress from the “Storytellers”. Nice.kootenay joe wrote:Here is a special Boker "Double Tree" offering from 2006, a 3 5/8" (3 3/4' ?) stag Congress serial # 068 out of 300. Comes with a storage pouch & original paper work.Pattern 5464 & a "Classic" so not stainless steel. All for under $60. A good deal for me but a loss for the original owner. This is a very fine knife.
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Here is my latest. Bought it from Gary Kennedy at Kennedy Knives right here on AAPK.
It’s a Boker Solingen Grand Canyon Bone Copperhead. Saw this one scrolling across the top of the screen and just couldn’t get it out of my head.
Thanks Gary,
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Congratulations on a great choice. I have the Copperhead in red bone and I love the practicality of the pattern.
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Very nice!Sharpnshinyknives wrote:That is an incredible knife. Reminds me of the stag congress from the “Storytellers”. Nice.kootenay joe wrote:Here is a special Boker "Double Tree" offering from 2006, a 3 5/8" (3 3/4' ?) stag Congress serial # 068 out of 300. Comes with a storage pouch & original paper work.Pattern 5464 & a "Classic" so not stainless steel. All for under $60. A good deal for me but a loss for the original owner. This is a very fine knife.
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Here is my latest. Bought it from Gary Kennedy at Kennedy Knives right here on AAPK.
It’s a Boker Solingen Grand Canyon Bone Copperhead. Saw this one scrolling across the top of the screen and just couldn’t get it out of my head.
Thanks Gary,
Mark
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Need to make a correction. The word "Classic" in a blade etch on German Bokers refers to pattern, not steel type.
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Thought I would post this one on this thread first. This is one of those Bokers w/ parts made in China and assembled in Germany. I sent this to Muskrat Man and had him replace the white bone handles with Amboynia wood and stippling on the bolsters. I am quite pleased with it. Plus I don’t have a ton of money tied up in it. I have a second one in white smooth bone sitting next to it in the last photo so you can get a good idea of before and after. Can’t decide if I want to sell the white one or get it in line w/ Muskrat Man to do this one also.
I have others done by Muskrat Man that I will be posting, not Bokers.
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I have others done by Muskrat Man that I will be posting, not Bokers.
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Terrific enhancement by Muskrat Man.
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Yes Sir I agree. MM does great work as evidenced by the knife.
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I've hired Muskrat Man before. He does excellent work.
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