Al, I don't own a ceramic-bladed folder, but I've seen several folding & fixed ceramic knives.  Boker seems to have more ceramic knives than any other knife company that I've seen.  Ceramic knives seem to be most popular for kitchen use, since you need to be gentle with them (don't drop them, don't pry with them, don't baton them through wood, etc.).

They're not a gimmick in that they should stay sharper longer than most other food prep knives, though they still get dull over time (I believe a diamond sharpener is necessary, though you could probably send it back to Boker's US address for sharpening).

Boker has a photo in their catalogs of one of their ceramic knives cutting through a glass bottle.  That's pretty gimmicky, but pretty dang cool as far as gimmicks go (kinda like cutting through a penny with paramedics shears -- you'll never need to do it, but how awesome is that?).

Ken, try getting in touch with Ricky Ray, turns out he put a post up with a photo here on iKC a few years back...

http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/got-a-specific-knife-you-ar...

Al, I own several ceramic blade Bokers in my collection from the 2" Gent's to the Delta titanium handled look alike of the 1994 Damascus Annual, to the interchangeable ceramic blade for the Optima.

Boker has been making these blades for many of their different style knives over the years. They are very sharp, hold their edge better than steel and their only weakness, which is a big one, is that they are brittle. They can snap if used to pry. If only used to slice, they are wonderful blades.

As a result, you do not see many of them around. I would not use it as my carry knife.

I think the ceramic might make a good Sunday go to Meeting type knife

We are a quiet group lately.

Almost to 100 members, and not much to say.

I hope you all get that special Boker knife you've been looking for this Christmas.

I think I may finally spring for a stag handled camp knife!

Ricky, you're totally right -- iKC can get like that sometimes.  So 1st, I hope you'll buy yourself that camp knife for Christmas (that way, you can leave other knives on your list for someone else to buy for you)!  Next, I think it might be time to post a photo...

And another...

And another...

And one more...

Do it Ricky Ray!!!

Nice group of knives there dead_left! I'm particularly fond of the Fiskmuk. I have one  exactly like that. 

Christmas dreaming. Not mine...

BREAKING NEWS: Böker announces that Kurt Ronacher will step into role of President of Boker USA on August 1, 2016

Kurt Ronacher comes with over 15 years of experience in the outdoor, hunting and shooting industry. His extensive experience includes time spent with both manufacturers and sales teams. Having worked with Pentax, Newell Rubbermaid, and others, he has a solid background on which to continue developing and building the Boker brand.

Kurt comments, “I am excited to be taking over as the President of Boker USA, a company with a great history, great products, and great people. The previous President, Dan Weidner, did an excellent job in preparing Boker USA for the future, and I am happy to have a role along with our team in moving the company to the next level while maintaining our commitment to quality products and our valued business partners.”

ARTICLE IS HERE

Böker has once again teamed up with inventor Wilfried Gorski to produce a new for 2017 knife called theTucan.. Like the Gorski-designed Merlin before it, the Tucan has a surprise under the hood. It combines a manual and assisted opener in a single knife. But does the difference make a difference? 

Read a review here

Welcome David Mullins, to the Boker Fans group!

Thank you, I appreciate the welcome!

Hey BOKER Fans!

The new 2017 Boker knife catalog is out!
https://www.bokerusa.com/Catalogorder
You can order a free hard copy, or download the catalog immediately as a pdf file.
The first 47 pages are great! (all made in Germany - REALLY!)
They even have a new Solingen made BARLOW pattern.

Now your talkin!  47 pages of Solingen Bokers!

Here is an original WWII Boker Mark 1 fighting knife and sheath.

Here is a Boker - Michael Walker Designed,  Liner Lock.   Not sure of the date on this but probably in the mid 1990's ??  I picked this up used, but it is pretty mint, box and all,   I am debating whether or not to smooth out the cross way marks on the scales or leave them,  probably leave them, as I am sure that they are  from the original maker.  70mm blade length, just about 170mm overall... maybe 90 grams. 

Beautiful knife. I agree with you to leave the cross marks. One of the two I have in my collection also has these marks, so I think they are from the original maker. This knife first showed up, as far as my catalogs show, in 2000 with cocobolo wood. It retailed then for $110. They had another one out with G-10 handles that retailed for $99.95, and it was also the 2000 Damascus knife of that year with 300 layers by Manfred Sachse, the master of his time.  This Damascus Annual had snake wood handles and retailed for $485. They were limited to 999 and the one in my collection is #107. That is everything I know about this Walker Design knife.

Wow - Thanks for all the info Art - all good to know.  btw - you must have quite a collection - if you 2 of these!

I have maxed out the display space in my knife room/office with 18 display cases on every spare inch of wall space.

My collection is too large for me, because I like to keep my knives on display to appreciate again every day and space limitations keep me from expanding further. This may be a good thing.

I have seen many folks show an interest in the Boker made GREAT AMERICAN STORY set.  It is rare to see it come up for auction but here it is, on Bruce Voyles newest auction

http://www.jbrucevoyles.com/ 

ITEM # 137

Sixteen Boker USA Great American Story knives, each part of a 24 knife set that began in 1975 for the US Bicentennial, each knife was well done with a color box and honoring different aspects of American history. Each pattern was different. This is not a complete set, there are duplicates of Remember the Alamo (3 Moose), Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill, and one other. Great start on putting the complete set together.

That was of course KNIFE Magazine, the December 2017 issue... Bruce Voyles wrote that article on Boker GAS knives. KNIFE is the successor to Knife World, who published the extensive article on Boker's history and tang stamps several years ago... I wrote that article. There's a direct link to our website on the iKC home page.

For that matter, there's an article evaluating two current production Bokers in the January 2018 issue, goes to press this week.

That was a good article. The Great American Story knives are very unusual. They were all made in the USA! Most of the other Boker Limited Edition knives were made in Solingen. I think the GAS knives are undervalued. You can still pick them up for about $20-$30 each if you search.

They also are unusual in that Boker changed ownership in the middle of this series of knives. Some of the boxes are marked WISS/BOKER, while the knives mades later in the series are labeled The COOPER TOOL GROUP along with Boker USA.

Also, in case I haven't mentioned it. Mark, the new format of KNIFE Magazine since the name change is FANTASTIC! It's like you guys found another gear, cause it's really taking off now.

Thanks for the kind words, Ricky, I appreciate it. That's a nice bunch of GAS knives you've got there -- is that ALL of them? It's sure more than I have ever seen before, in one place at one time.

Yessir that's all of them. Series I on top and Series II on the bottom!

The February 2018 issue of KNIFE magazine just arrived today! There's a good article by Bruce Voyles on the Boker Limited Edition Knives that started in 1971.

Thanks for pointing that out, Ricky -- I appreciate it anytime folks spread the word about what we're trying to do.

No problem Mark. There were a lot of really interesting articles this month: Besides the Boker LTD Editions, I really enjoyed the article on the A-F first gen knives with the mystery serial number, and the cipher blade knives too. I had never heard of those before!

I've got some other interesting ones in the hopper and am always looking for more. We've had some response to our ads seeking more writers and I hope to find more, it's a constant search for good material!

BTW, I saw the new Boker Kwaiken Auto at SHOT and it's way cool!   :)

Nice! Hopefully they will bring the Kwaiken Auto to the BLADE show in ATL!

In other news. I just picked up this Boker/George Schrade stainless steel fishing knife for my collection. Circa 1956-58. Strange, I seem to be migrating to the cheaper knives lately! But it is a neat piece of history. Now if I can only find that stamped steel "Boy's Knife"!

Oh yeah, one more thing about the KWAIKEN AUTO:

"MADE IN USA"

I don't think many realize it, but nearly all the autos by established knife companies are Made in the USA. That's a great thing regardless of the reason, but the real reason behind it is that switchblades are still illegal in interstate commerce -- and importation counts. The big companies aren't willing to risk losing an entire shipment to customs and being in their doghouse -- so they source from US manufacturers. In this case the Kwaiken is being made by Pro-Tech, who makes a wonderful knife. This is going to be a big hit.

I am new to pocketknife collecting, just recently got bitten by the bug. My Pa was a big Boker fan, and always carried a Boker congress in his pocket. His love for German knives came was when he served  in Solingen during the final days of World War II and for a short time afterwards (Combat engineer,)

I have a question. Has anyone got information about a knifemaker ccalled H. Frohsinn of Solingen?

Welcome to iKC William!

Welcome William,

I don't know anything about H. Frohsinn, but I have seen a couple of knives marked in such a fashion on eBay. They appear to be a quality knife, maybe from the 1930s?

Here's a pic of one.

Just saw this little nicker go across the online auction block. I let it get away, but it sold at a pretty good price. Not much over $100.

That was a pretty good price!

I thought so too, Jan!

Just in case I haven't mentioned it, I really like the Boker 85 razor jack pattern. Three of these have custom handles, one was made in Argentina, and the rest are original as made in Solingen.