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Comment by Jan Carter on July 11, 2012 at 18:26

Someone said to me not to long ago that we seemed to have a lot of interesting older knives.  I laughed because when we bought them, they were new LOL.

Donnie was in the safe looking for something else and came across this one, I could not resist an opportunity for a photo shoot

Comment by Ricky Ray on June 10, 2012 at 21:47

Boker's Blade Show Booth. See Dan Weidner hiding in lower left corner....

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Comment by Ricky Ray on June 8, 2012 at 15:24

On my way to BLADE SHOW!

Comment by Joe Miller on May 18, 2012 at 8:38

FYI  on the Great American Story Knives sieries I & II

 

Comment by Joe Miller on May 18, 2012 at 8:36

SERIES II

Date Released	KNIFE MODEL/THEME	EMBLEM & LEGEND	Pattern
End Aug. 1976	1782 – Birth of Southern Industry	Cotton Gin “Cotton Gin”	Congress knife
End Oct. 1976	1783 – Westward Expansion	Map of Louisiana Purchase “Louisiana Purchase”	Trapper’s knife
End Dec. 1976	1784 – Blazing the Trail	Lewis & Clark “Lewis & Clark”	Premium stock
End Feb. 1977	1785 – American Proclamation	Monroe Doctrine Scroll “Monroe Doctrine”	Texas jack
End April 1977	1786 – California Gold Rush	Panning for Gold at Sutters Mill “Sutters Mill”	Premium stock
End June 1977	1787 – Bridging the Continent	Stage Coach “Stage Coach”	Premium stock
Mid Sept. 1977	1788 – Modern Fuel	Oil Derrick “Black Gold”	Jack knife
Early Nov. 1977	1789 – Continental Mail Service	Pony Express Rider “Pony Express”	Congress knife
End Dec. 1977	1790 – Modern Energy	First Hydro Electric Plant “Hydro Electricity”	Whittler
Mid Feb. 1978	1791 – On to Oklahoma	Homesteaders “The Sooners”	Dogleg jack
Mid April 1978	1792 – Revolution in Transportation	Henry Ford’s Quadrocycle “Horseless Carriage”	Premium stock
Mid June 1978	1793 – 200 Million Americans	Map of Continental USA “One Nation”	Premium stock

Comment by Joe Miller on May 18, 2012 at 8:35

SERIES I

Date Released	KNIFE MODEL/THEME	EMBLEM & LEGEND	Pattern
Early May 1974	1770 – Sweet Land of Liberty	Pilgrim/Map “Thirteen Colonies”	Large stock knife
Mid July 1974	1771 – One Out of Many	American Eagle “July 4, 1776”	Large stock knife
Late Sept. 1974	1772 – Manifest Destiny	Spanish Mission “The Alamo”	Texas jack knife
Early Dec. 1974	1773 – Westward Ho!	Conestoga Wagon “Prairie Schooner”	Large equal end jack knife
Mid Feb. 1975	1774 – The Melting Pot	Statue of Liberty “Statue of Liberty”	Large stock knife
Late April 1975	1775 – Dixie	Confederate Soldier “Johnny Reb”	Large congress knife
Early July 1975	1776 – On to the Last Frontier	Head-on Locomotives “The Golden Spike”	Large stock knife
Mid Sept. 1975	1777 – Old Wild West	Two: Cowboy & Indian “Buffalo Bill & Sitting Bull”	Large trapper’s knife
Late Nov. 1975	1778 – Rise to World Power	Sinking Battleship “Remember the Maine”	Large swell end jack knife
Early Feb. 1976	1779 – War to End All War	Bi-Plane “Lafayette Escadrille”	Large serpentine jack knife
Mid April 1976	1780 – Dawn of the Atomic Age	Atom “16 July, 1945 – Alamagordo”	Large stock knife
July 4, 1976	1781 – 200 Years of Freedom	American Flag “July 4, 1976”	Large stock knife

Comment by Joe Miller on May 18, 2012 at 8:34

  Boker Tree Brand Great American Story Knives (History)

Boker created and released the Great American Story Knives right around the American Bicentennial (1976). In all, 24 different knife models were produced. The dates of manufacture were as follows: The Series I knives were made and released from May 1974 to July 1976. The Series II knives were produced and released August 1976 to June 1978. The knives are a variety of two and three bladed folders with carbon steel blades and oversized shields set in the handles. The handles range from Delrin to Bone to Stag, and the Sheilds and Bolsters are usually Silver in color. The Sheilds are stamped with a scene and usually a small amount of writing. The knives came new with boxes and Certificates of Authenticity. The big knife blade was usually stamped with the model number such as 1776 for The Golden Spike large Stockman knife.

 

Comment by Joe Miller on May 18, 2012 at 8:24

Okay!  Thanks for the information.  I recently bought this one and thought i got a good $ for a  34 year old knife.  I didn't have many Boker knives but will be looking for more to add to the collection!

 

Comment by Art Cooper on May 17, 2012 at 18:41

Joe,

It is a beautiful knife. Regarding value, though I do not collect these Great American Story knives, I have seen them over the years. My suggestion is to go on to ebay Boker knives to get an idea of what people are asking.

They do not go for nearly what they are worth, if I remember correctly. There are so many different series of them and so many copies of each. But e-bay will give you an idea of asking prices.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on May 17, 2012 at 17:09

Joe, that's a fine looking knife, I wish I could help you on the value, there may be someone that can help you.

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