Boker Bowie?

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blizzard_beast

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Hi all, I'm interested in getting a Bowie, and so far the Boker design appeals to me the most:

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My question is, is the knife worth the £150 price tag attached to it? I've been hearing reports about Bokers being of low quality and such, and it being rather hit or miss.

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The retail price on that knife is $299.00. It come with a 420 stainless steel blade. For that kind of money I would want a better steel. Knives like this, made from 420, are usually meant for display and not use.

I like the look of this knife though. Here is another view of it from the Boker website.

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The retail price on that knife is $299.00. It come with a 420 stainless steel blade. For that kind of money I would want a better steel. Knives like this, made from 420, are usually meant for display and not use.

I like the look of this knife though. Here is another view of it from the Boker website.

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Sorry, I was looking at the wrong description when I stated that this knife came with a 420 blade. In fact, it comes with a 440C blade. That takes it way up in my eyes, and makes it much more worth the asking price.
 
IMHO It looks very nice and I like the sheath. Looks like the blade could be a couple of inches longer but overall it looks to ba a nice knife, however After reading the specs personaly I would pass.
"BO-547 Bowie. 12 5/8" overall. 7 3/4" 420 stainless blade. Full tangconstruction. European walnut handle with brass S style guard andlanyard hole. Western-style leather sheath."

Personally I'm not to wild about the 420 stainless blade thats just me.
For the price range over here ~USD$220-300 range you can find much better.

If it's just bought for looks then go for it if your buying it as a trail user then I would look around.
 
Thanks guys, my major concern about the quality of the steel and the knife's utility, since it's not just going to be hanging up on a wall...

Anyway, it seems there are two different descriptions of this knife:

BOKER DE
BÖKER Fixed Blades
"...forged exclusively of 440-C stainless steel" (General description of Boker fixed blades, doesn't give any steel details on the knife itself)

BOKER USA
"Massive 7 3/4" 420 stainless steel blade"

A quick search says that most of the websites that sell this knife label it as having a 420 steel blade. Shame...and it looks so nice.
 
So, if it's true that this knife has a 420 steel blade, I need to look for another Bowie. What manufacturers do you guys recommend? I'd like something that looks similar to the Boker Bowie pictured.
 
If you want a nice but very expensive walhenger, go for the Böker, but if you want to use it, get something else.
 
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