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My favorite folder knife model

Started by Jorge Adrián Farías. Last reply by dead_left_knife_guy Nov 6, 2023. 1 Reply 2 Likes

Hi Böker fans !I invested a lot of time and money to have them.Best wishes from Argentina !Continue

The Boker Book is Here!

Started by Ricky Ray. Last reply by Pen Knife Dec 2, 2019. 6 Replies 10 Likes

Hi Fellow Boker Collectors,I'm proud to announce that a ten year research project has yielded a book that I'm really pleased with.Neal Punchard and I have teamed up to write a book about Boker…Continue

Franklin Mint 1989 Knife Collection Made by Boker

Started by Art Cooper. Last reply by Ricky Ray Jan 12, 2019. 32 Replies 5 Likes

I have seen advertised knives from the Franklin Mint 1989 Collection that the owner swears are made by Boker.The knives are marked on one side: Solingen, W.Germany and on the other 89FR.I have never…Continue

There's Just Something About These Old Boker Springers

Started by Ricky Ray Nov 17, 2018. 0 Replies 2 Likes

I can't stop playing around with this old 712 pattern lever lock from the 1980s. The rosewood handles look great, and nobody does a blade etch like Boker.…Continue

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Comment by Jan Carter on October 24, 2011 at 19:31: Ricky,

Great information and I also am interested in the answer. Ron, will you use it?

Comment by Ricky Ray on October 24, 2011 at 18:26: Ron, that's a nice old scout pattern. The 9361 knife was called a utility patterm by Boker, but it's more commonly known as a scout. The R on the end of the pattern number indicates it was sold in a blister pack. That one was made between 1976-1983, when Boker USA was still in the knifemaking business and was a part of the COOPER TOOLS group. Great carbon steel blades (1075 or 1090 I think), and a delrin handle material made to look like stag. Boker called it "del-bone". I have a used one just like that.

Now the big question: Will you open it and use it, or leave it in the package?

Comment by Ricky Ray on May 17, 2011 at 19:38: Just goes to show, you never know what you might find in Grandpa's closet...

Old set of Boker knives

Comment by Roger Russell on April 28, 2011 at 10:52: Good stuff Ricky! Here's a picture of the same knife that's a little earlier. The picture came from a copy of Boker's 1906 catalog.

Comment by Ricky Ray on April 26, 2011 at 20:30: Seller on ebay has a page from a 1909 catalog. This ad shows a boker knife with an acorn shield as early as 1909! wow!

ebay ad for boker 1909 catalog page

This is the earliest evidence I've seen.

Comment by James O Phillips on March 30, 2011 at 21:19: great page

Comment by jim on March 29, 2011 at 18:08: Ricky that is a bonsa leverlock with saw blade.I purchased the knife in 1982 in a small knife shop in Fulda,Gemany while Stationed in the 1/11th cav. While in the Army in Germany i purchased a lot of Leverlocks and other knives.I never seen another with the saw blade,but i do own a lot of Bonsa knives.

Comment by Ricky Ray on March 29, 2011 at 17:43: Welcome Jim! What is that knife in your picture? looks familiar...

Comment by jim on March 29, 2011 at 15:38: Wanted Boker Leverlocks and Others. For CASH-TRADE-BARTER-LABOR

KnifeMaker Comment by Greg Riggs on March 20, 2011 at 17:07: Comment by Ricky Ray 1 hour ago
A tour of the Boker Solingen knife factory:

Interesting Tour Ricky, enjoyed it!