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This ole Tree.

Boker Fans .. help me out here .. what year was this stamped ???I've only found conflicting info.

There exist similarities in the 1900, 1907, & 1915 examples.This would put it between 1924 & 1935.

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This narrows it right down to between 1891 & 1944.

?? Does anyone have definitive information on this ???

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on July 7, 2013 at 13:51

Well, lets gets Bokers Input. I sent an email to Tony at Boker and maybe he can help us with this one

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on July 7, 2013 at 14:30

and just to keep you confused until we get an answer?

Check this resource

http://www.boker.de/pdf/knifeworld.pdf

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on July 7, 2013 at 16:36

Thanks, Jan.

Jan Carter said:

Well, lets gets Bokers Input. I sent an email to Tony at Boker and maybe he can help us with this one

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on July 8, 2013 at 7:21

The tree looks like the one marked "1900" more than any other.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on July 8, 2013 at 16:40

It does.

Ron"TUNA"Dumeah said:

Germany stamped anywhere on the knife makes it post 1891 and the tang stamp was in use from 1891-1944 There is no umlaut over the O in Boker which would mean the knife is 1932 or later. So 1891 -1932. Does the knife have a shield on it?

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on July 8, 2013 at 17:25

Great Info Ron!

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on July 8, 2013 at 18:06

Indeed .. Thank you !!!

This is one I've just never been able to nail down to my satisfaction !!

Jan Carter said:

Great Info Ron!

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on July 8, 2013 at 19:18

Thank you very much, Ron. This all helps nail down the stamping date better than what I was doing.

I picked it up @ an antique store 20+ yrs ago. One of my peculiar interests in sharp things is the history & stamping's of the cutlery industry. As such .. I have a variety.

Not all in good shape though. I've been known to buy broken knives purely for a stamping I either didn't have or didn't know.

Thanks again all,

D ale

Ron"TUNA"Dumeah said:

The info I have on this shield is that is was use circa 1920s-1930s. That is one cool knife! Where did you pick it up? It is in nice shape for its age. I am in no way an expert so I hope this helped you out though?