All About Pocket Knives

I REALLY like Congress knives, however I don't find them around too often to buy at shows, or other spots... I see some Pitbull Congress knives, every now and then, and I have a nice Queen Congress knife, but I don't find them too often. It seems that I have had the most luck with finding Bokers for some reason... ...

I don't know where you're looking but there's a billy blue ton of them on Ebay (unless that's not your cup of tea)
https://www.ebay.com/b/Congress-Pocket- ... 7023334265

New ones can be found on Deadwood Knives & SMKW just to name a few that offer new ones.

Good luck.

hard to beat a good congress. great display knifes. Not bad for carry.

My two Boker Congress. Top is 3 and 5/16" with rat tail bolsters, bottom is 3 and 3/4" with waterfall bolsters.

I love a Congress with waterfall bolsters. There are some real nice Henckels out there.

chickenman62 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:55 pm I love a Congress with waterfall bolsters. There are some real nice Henckels out there.

Chicken Man! He's everywhere. He's everywhere. (Dayton, OH 1967)

You don't happen to be from Dayton or Cincinnati Ohio do ya?

Nope. Northwestern Pa.

Adding to the group. 4 of my favorites. J.O'.

Some fantastic Congresses on show, y'all!

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:03 pm I don't know where you're looking but there's a billy blue ton of them on Ebay (unless that's not your cup of tea)
New ones can be found on Deadwood Knives & SMKW just to name a few that offer new ones.

Thanks Jerry, ... I was referring to my luck in person here in my town, at pawn shops flea markets, a cutlery store with new and used knives, etc...etc... I see tons of "Stockmen" and quite a few Barlows (in fact I just bought 2 "Stockmen" 2 Barlows on Tuesday). But now that I looked on that link you sent, ... I see a Bulldog that looks pretty inviting... ....at least until the bidding goes bananas as the price bust through the roof

OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:08 pm My two Boker Congress. Top is 3 and 5/16" with rat tail bolsters, bottom is 3 and 3/4" with waterfall bolsters.

O.C. that's a couple of fine examples of beautiful Bokers!

I can't find the box for this one, but I am pretty sure the scales are horn ( ) It was #0125 and I don't recall what type of "run" it was from, to have that serial #. Anyone know out there, if you have a similar congress like this one with a serial #?

My one and only Boker congress.

timb wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 1:56 am My one and only Boker congress.
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That is Nice! Having one is 100% better than having none

Got this at an estate sale.

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:55 pm Got this at an estate sale.

Lovely Boker.

doglegg wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2023 10:10 pm

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:55 pm Got this at an estate sale.

Lovely Boker.

Thanks D.L.

Here are two Bokers and a Boker USA

My local knife store got in a bunch of good users in recently--and all of them are Boker Solingen. $40 is the most expensive of them. All never used, never carried, but as usual, usually a tiny carbon spot or something that results in a bargain price. Most of Bokers patterns, but there are more than a few bone-handled Large Congresses--a pattern that's kind of hard to find these days, and the only Congress I like to EDC.

I am looking at getting one to replace an old Case 6488 my Granddad gave me--should I expect the Boker to be every bit as good as the old Case? I have some older standard Boker Congresses (both Solingen--one '50s, one early '00s), and they're both pretty darn good. What I like about the Case that the Bokers don't have is the incredibly strong springs.

My Boker slip joints have stronger springs than my Cases.

Shows changing tasted and uses. Congress, especially large ones, used to be a popular pattern and plentiful. Now they are rarely even produced or carried.

dundak wrote: ↑Sun Nov 05, 2023 5:09 pm Shows changing tasted and uses. Congress, especially large ones, used to be a popular pattern and plentiful. Now they are rarely even produced or carried.

I don't see them very much locally on the used market... stockmen are everywhere, Barlows are everywhere, Camp/Scout knives are everywhere. But the Congress for me are hard to find. I love a bone-handled Large Congresses- the closest thing I have seen to that is a large Bulldog Congress at a shop in town, but 2 problems; imitation pearl scales (My LEAST favorite, and he wants the "el primo" top price for it). If it had bone or stag I already would have bought it...

My new Boker is a 4 blade Congress 6006, some staining on the blades, but I'm going to try and clean that up as much as possible.

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2024 12:10 am My new Boker is a 4 blade Congress 6006, some staining on the blades, but I'm going to try and clean that up as much as possible.

G dog, this Congress thread has some nice stuff. That Boker 606 is a nice addition to your collection.
All I can offer you here is a few old Camillus . The old 4 line with bone gets some pocket time .
Take care out there

Case makes the best, in my opinion. 4 different blades.