H. Boker & Co's. knife rehab

[agteacher2]

I picked this one up on Ebay. Got it in today and straight to the shop.
Here are before and afters.

Handles are Cocobolo and pen blade from an old solingen made knife that was beyond repair.

The blades is stamped H. Boker & Co's Cutlery Germany and the back of the blade is stamped with the 1887 version of the tree

The Blade Etch Says "Kings Cutler" Goin's says 1869-1914

I love the saber ground spear blade
Jeff

[jonet143]

nice job jeff.

[BrokenCamillus]

Jeff, another knife saved from the pit.

Where did you get the pen blade from?

[agteacher2]

Thanks Guys.

I cut the pen blade out of an old german made stockman that I had picked up in an ebay parts knife lot purchase. It is similar in age and made of excellent steel. It also has a similar patina, which I really like. the only problems are that the kick is a little short so the blade sits to deep in the liner, but I think I can streach it on the anvil and remedy this. It also doesn't have the Boker tree stamp in the tang, but beggers can't be choosy. I'm going to keep it anyway.
Jeff

[muskrat man]

great job, I love seeing stuff brought back from near death.

[BrokenCamillus]

One more question that this knife brings up is why didn't you return the shield to the handles? Is it just not acceptable to put shields back on knives that have been refurbished?

Al

[agteacher2]

I plan to put a shield on this one. The original shield had the top corner missing. If you click on the first "before" picture you can see this. I thought I had one that matched it, but mine was longer, so I decided to wait and look thru some parts knives when I got time.

Another reason a lot of knives don't get shields reinstalled is that it is very difficult to get a good fit. I have spent up to an hour inletting a shield. And too me you can ruin a nice rehandle with a poorly fit shield.

[muskrat man]

Another reason a lot of knives don't get shields reinstalled is that it is very difficult to get a good fit. I have spent up to an hour inletting a shield. And too me you can ruin a nice rehandle with a poorly fit shield.

Wise words right there, inletting shields is a pain the the butt! Even the simplest shapes like an oval or square can leave you pulling your hair out after an hour of work! Easy to screw up too!