boker arbolito?

I too have wondered about the quality of these knives. I have seen some nice looking Boker Arbolito bowies in the A.G. Russell catalog but if I remember correctly they are made of 440A steel. From what I have read on this forum 440A is to be avoided, considering there are many other better choices that can easily be found. Okay forumites, edify me. :D
 
440A is similar to aus-6, Im all too familar with blade steels, it is not the best (or the close) by any means, but for the price the knife would still be a good knife to have for a skinning knife, for the money that is. It would be easy to re-sharpen. Although Im not a big fan of lower end steels, much of blade quality lies also in the heat treat that it receives. Being made in SA who knows? But I have seen some of their other products and the quality of the "F & F" is pretty good.
 
Thanks Rev. I'll take a closer look at those knives. They have some nice examples with stag or bone stag handles which is very appealing to me from an aesthetic point of view. If I get my hands on one of these I will post my impressions.

rh
 
It is true that nobody in these forums likes 440a. But you know what? That's what Kershaw uses on, like, 70-80% of their knives. And I'll bet that there are so many people in here with Leeks, Chives, and Scallions that we could all probably be damned as hypocrites.
What it boils down to is the heat treat. Boker puts out good products with their name on it. It's when you are looking at their knives that say "Magnum" that you are on the losing end.
For $43, that is still an awesome knife.
At the very least, you could find out first hand how their Argentinian line is.
my two cents.
-KC
 
Knifeclerk wrote:
It's when you are looking at their knives that say "Magnum" that you are on the losing end.
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I agree with that statement but I must add that you are also on the losing end if you buy any of their modern folders, especially of the liner lock variety. I've been a victim of two of their extremely crappy liner-locks one of which folded on my finger and cut me pretty good. The liners are paper thin and the lock up will stand very little pressure on the spine before it dis-engages. On the Boker/Brend model the LL dis-engages with a firm grip on the handle.
They have no business making liner locks IMO. :mad:

BTW, the folders were the Boker/Brend model and the green handled folder(I believe it's called a Gemini) with their fairly decent X-15 steel.

Boker makes very good lockback and fixed blades, but their liner locks blow big-time IMO. :barf:
 
I have an older Boker Arbolito. I am not sure when it was manufactured. I believe it iis a Gaucho Knife. It has silver handles and sheath w/ gold overlay The name on the sheath is J. Draghi I believe he was a silversmith. Anyone know anything about this knife.
 
Böker's Arbolitos are decent knives, but certainly nothing special. 440A is an OK choice in a large fixed blade.
 
I've sold several of the full tanged,ergonomic rubber handled Hunters and have had positive feedback from my customers. The handles on these are very large so the big guys like them. If you have large hands you should give these a look.
Ray
 
buddha72 said:
I have an older Boker Arbolito. I am not sure when it was manufactured. I believe it iis a Gaucho Knife. It has silver handles and sheath w/ gold overlay The name on the sheath is J. Draghi I believe he was a silversmith. Anyone know anything about this knife.
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The blade was made in Solingen, Germany anytime in the last 100 eyars and the handle and sheath by a jewler in Argentina. Find the jewler to learn the date.

A. G.
 
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