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Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:24 am
by kootenay joe
This 2 3/4" Senator Pen knife certainly looks 'factory' but the tang markings are a bit odd.
Etch on master blade "Tree Brand 230" looks like etches on reasonably recent Boker knives. The tang stamp seems like it is recessed into an outlined area:
"Heinr.Boker&Co/Solingen/Germany". On the back of master is a tree stamp that looks 'older'. On the front side of secondary is a different tree stamp, looks bushier and unlike other tree stamps i have seen.
I am sure this knife came out of the factory just as it now is. Do you see the markings as 'odd' ?
last picture shows it closed, top knife.
kj
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:26 am
by kootenay joe
Having just looked at my pictures posted above, perhaps it is the same tree, just a bit 'blurred' on the pen secondary ?
kj
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:42 am
by Ripster
kootenay joe wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:26 am
Having just looked at my pictures posted above, perhaps it is the same tree, just a bit 'blurred' on the pen secondary ?
kj
Roland ,nice knife . Think you are right the Tree stamps are the same ,maybe a bit blurred Secondary as you said. Really nice handles on this one , thanks for posting it .
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:20 pm
by RevolverGuy
What's unusual is the Tree stamp on both blades, normally Boker stamps just one, and the main blade tang stamp is a little off. I suspect that the blades were leftovers from an earlier period and Boker assembled the knife at a later date... They've been known to do that quite a bit.
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 2:26 am
by kootenay joe
RevolverGuy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:20 pm
What's unusual is the Tree stamp on both blades, normally Boker stamps just one, and the main blade tang stamp is a little off. I suspect that the blades were leftovers from an earlier period and Boker assembled the knife at a later date... They've been known to do that quite a bit.
Thanks RG. I was wondering the same thing which is why i posted it. The 'trees' don't look like the trees on other Boker Germany knives that were made recently.
Anyone know how far back this blade etch goes ?
kj
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:50 pm
by Greg92
kootenay joe wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:24 am
This 2 3/4" Senator Pen knife certainly looks 'factory' but the tang markings are a bit odd.
Etch on master blade "Tree Brand 230" looks like etches on reasonably recent Boker knives. The tang stamp seems like it is recessed into an outlined area:
"Heinr.Boker&Co/Solingen/Germany". On the back of master is a tree stamp that looks 'older'. On the front side of secondary is a different tree stamp, looks bushier and unlike other tree stamps i have seen.
I am sure this knife came out of the factory just as it now is. Do you see the markings as 'odd' ?
last picture shows it closed, top knife.
kj
Very nice!!!
G.A.F
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:44 am
by kootenay joe
Thank you GAF. I have just today shipped the three knives shown above which includes the Boker pen knife. The Premier slim stockman is an exceptionally fine example of top German cutlery. I am missing these knives already.
kj
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:32 pm
by Hideaway Knives
Interesting design I like it
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:25 am
by rangerbluedog
Beautiful old mint condition knife from the 1950s!
That blade etch first showed up in 1950s catalogs, while the tang stamp ceased to be used in the late 1950s.
The tree stamps on the reverse tang usually indicate pre-WW2 knives, but as was stated, this knife may have been made with pre-war blades.
If so, this is a really great historic piece.
The bone scales just scream out 1950s to me.
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:43 am
by kootenay joe
Thank you Blue. I sold this knife for a few dollars soon after making the post. Needed the money but got seller's remorse very quickly. It is one i should of kept.
kj
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:33 am
by rangerbluedog
kootenay joe wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:43 am
Thank you Blue. I sold this knife for a few dollars soon after making the post. Needed the money but got seller's remorse very quickly. It is one i should of kept.
kj
Uh oh, I've done that too.
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:10 am
by WillyCamaro
rangerbluedog wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:33 am
kootenay joe wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:43 am
Thank you Blue. I sold this knife for a few dollars soon after making the post. Needed the money but got seller's remorse very quickly. It is one i should of kept.
kj
Uh oh, I've done that too.
Same here.
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:13 am
by WillyCamaro
kootenay joe wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:24 am
This 2 3/4" Senator Pen knife certainly looks 'factory' but the tang markings are a bit odd.
Etch on master blade "Tree Brand 230" looks like etches on reasonably recent Boker knives. The tang stamp seems like it is recessed into an outlined area:
"Heinr.Boker&Co/Solingen/Germany". On the back of master is a tree stamp that looks 'older'. On the front side of secondary is a different tree stamp, looks bushier and unlike other tree stamps i have seen.
I am sure this knife came out of the factory just as it now is. Do you see the markings as 'odd' ?
last picture shows it closed, top knife.
kj
Hey Roland.
Would you happen to have any more Boker pen knives?
I've been having a real hankering for a vintage Boker, "The Book" is really rubbing off...
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:27 am
by kootenay joe
Willi, i'm almost Bokered out. What is here will stay.
kj
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:55 am
by rangerbluedog
Steve Pfieffer (knifeaholic on AAPK) is selling one similar on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1960-s ... SwKtdfUQa7
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:52 pm
by WillyCamaro
kootenay joe wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:27 am
Willi, i'm almost Bokered out. What is here will stay.
kj
Sounds good mate.
Re: Unusual Boker Pen Knife
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:53 pm
by WillyCamaro
Thank you for the link Blue. I'm going to check around a bit, before I settle on anything.
