A big welcome to BOKER FANS newest member, SMILING-KNIFE!

He's a very knowledgable knife guy, and a pretty darn good trivia guy too!

WELCOME S-K!

I have a vintage moose coming, Ron has agreed to help me find out more info on it when I get it. I'll post a picture when it gets here. It's nothing great but the only one I could find.

I just sent Ron the knife info, we'll see what he finds out. This is very interesting don't you think.

Ivas, I love old knives and the history of their production. Ron, has found out some info but we have more to explore. I will post a picture and more info later, so stay tuned in we will find out togrther.

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You mean this one?

Only seen it on the site as it's a limited edition and my knife store that carries Boker isn't big enough to get one in.

The maker is very well known and the collaborations between Boker and other maker/designers has always been excellent although they have made quite a few of the knives in China which turns some people off.

Boker is usually good about pointing out where a blade is made and there is no indication, that I can find, that this is Chi-Comm manufacture but could be way wrong.

Big knife, nice design, fairly priced, I'd buy it if I was into that kind of knife.

I'm doing a little research on Boker barlow knives for a blog post. I'm trying to identify ways to tell the age of the barlow knives.
The other Boker knives have tang stamps to help determine age. Not so much for the barlows. The older ones have only the pattern number stamped on the main blade. (i.e.: 492, 493, 494, 495)
Do you have pics of your old Boker barlow to share? If so, include a description of handle material, liner material, and number of pins in the handle.
Thanks,
-Blue

Here's a well used model 494 with bone handles, 3 pins & a steel liner.

Any idea on the value?

BOKER TREE BRAND LIMITED EDITION GREAT AMERICAN STORY 200 MILLION AMERICANS

1978 Great American Story Knives collection #1793 "ONE NATION" in mint condition.

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

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.

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!

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SERIES II

FYI  on the Great American Story Knives sieries I & II

On my way to BLADE SHOW!

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

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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

I've always liked that one. They are getting harder to find!

Miss Jan, we become "Vintage" knife collectors whether we like it or not...lol

I used to buy Bokers many years ago. The North Carolina Cutlery Club that I was VP and newsletter editor of  had several club knives made by Boker in smooth grey bone and color etched blades.  

Now I'm VERY happy to be back buying Bokers again! I've bought many new ones lately and I love them!!!! Stag, bone, rosewood....there great! I'll try to take some pictures and post them.....IF the weather cools off. I like to take the shots outside. Been too hot and hoomid!

Craig,

I sure would be interested in seeing any damascus you might have.

Hi Art! Don't have any damascus.......yet.

So do I Billy! LOL!  I get the best pictures  when I take them outside on the deck. If I go out now, either the heat's gonna get me, the hoomidity is gonna get me, or the skeeters are going to get me!!! I'll try to get some soon if the weather breaks. Don't know what I'll do about the skeeters....they hunt me in packs!

I got some fantastic Boker stags!

And....I just got one of the Canoes with the beer barrel handles!  German beer barrel wood handles and a German made knife.....it has my German genes singing ♫♫♫ Edelweiss, Edelweiss Every morning you greet me.....♫♫♫

Some 1970s Boker knives with bone scales.

I love those Smiling-Knife!!! I love the jigged German bone. 

Hey guys, anyone have any idea on production numbers on Boker's "limited production runs", or "off the wall" runs? Or, is there no way to know?

Okay......another question; On the new Bokers I've noticed that some the ones in carbon steel are stamped "H.BOKER & CO SOLINGEN" And the stainless are stamped "BOKER SOLINGEN STAINLESS". BUT, I have an 8288 penknife that's stamped "H.BOKER & CO SOLINGEN" with stainless blades.  Anyone have any info on use of new tang stamps?

Any one have any info on "limited run/OTW" knives that Boker is planning to come out with? New handles?

I feel the need for more washboard bone! 

My money tree ain't looking so hot:(

The new Olive Wood Bokers are out and about!

I like that single blade Copperhead, "Trapper", and penknife. I wish they were carbon steel. LOL!

That sounds great Steve!

But, as far as I'm concerned, I don't have a facebook account.

Wow, looks like an old oldie.

Now THAT would be eating in style! I wonder if they'd let me into Golden Corral with that? LOL!

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Got this one last weekend and it is a handful.  For a small knife it has quite a bit of stout to it.  

Overall length: 4"
Blade length: 2"
Weight: 2.0 oz.
Blade material: 12C27
Handle material: Rugged stag

Nice one Jan!! I was looking at those off and on for some time. Looks like it would be handy!

That is as cute as a junebug on a burlap string Jan!

I think I may have whittler fever .....

Nice ones Ricky!

Thjis just in from Boker.  Tony, the rep we met in TN told me he would find me some info on the Boker knife made from a meteorite. True to his work here is the info

I'm not even going to ask what the price is.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING Boker Fans!

I just picked up this used green bone 7588 Boker stockman from the 1980s-1990s. Got it cheap because the shield was missing. But Terry at Boker USA hooked me up with a proper shield and now she looks great! Just in time for Christmas.

Both of those look great!

Some time ago, I had Terry send me several Boker shields...just in case. Sometimes I get one that has a shield that's a tad crooked. Being somewhat obsessive compulsive, I have to remove it and replace it straight! LOL!

LOL Craig, I have that same problem. Usually it's the Delrin handled knives from the Cooper era (1977-1984). I think they were experimenting with an automated way of installing the shields by heating them and "melting" them into the handle. Of course that is purely a guess on my part.