Anyone know what "real" Boker this fake is based on?

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I have a bad habit of buying knives at gun shows, and I was very disappointed to find that the supposed Boker Plus that I really liked (and bought) is almost certainly a fake. Here is a pic of the same "B048" being sold on what is presumably a Russian site:

Nozhkitayski_Boker_Plus_B048_N540_4516.jpg


Thing is, other than having a rather stiff opening mechanism, this knife is - along with my Kershaw RJI - my favorite EDC folder. While being a fake isn't enough reason to stop carrying it, I'd like to find out if there is a legit Boker or Boker Plus equivalent.
 
Got the same one myself. Really like the knife and it does not bother me that it is not a legit Boker knife. After some searching I found out that the knife is probably a combination of Boker Kalashnikov KAL Mini and some other knives. Also I could not find a similar handle to the kind found on this knife. Whoever is making this probably ripped off some other knife making companies handle design and stamped the Boker logo onto the knife.
 
To me, it looks like "everything"... a Little bit of this and a Little bit of that, but there is no genuine Boker Manufactory or Boker Plus knife, that looks 1:1 like this.
Again, the handle reminds me a Little bit of a KAL101 and / or an old BTF
 
I have a bad habit of buying knives at gun shows, and I was very disappointed to find that the supposed Boker Plus that I really liked (and bought) is almost certainly a fake. Here is a pic of the same "B048" being sold on what is presumably a Russian site:

Nozhkitayski_Boker_Plus_B048_N540_4516.jpg


Thing is, other than having a rather stiff opening mechanism, this knife is - along with my Kershaw RJI - my favorite EDC folder. While being a fake isn't enough reason to stop carrying it, I'd like to find out if there is a legit Boker or Boker Plus equivalent.
Interesting. Old thread, but I bought one of these in the Philippines last year at a little kiosk in a mall. I knew going in that it was most likely a fake, but had a situation the day before and wanted a self defense/deterrent knife for the rest of the trip. Talked the guy from 700 or 800 pesos down to 500. Roughly $11, so I was satisfied. Carried it for the remainder of the trip and brought it home. While I figured it was fake, I had no idea that it wasn't even based on a legit Boker design. While I don't EDC it here, the knife is pretty damn well made. Use it as my garage beater now. I tore it all up scraping tile grout & caulking today and was putting an edge on it when I became curious, did some research, and found this. I doubt anyone cares, but I'm bored and thought I'd post anyway. :-)
 
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