Boker knives. How are they?

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Shawn R Sullivan

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Boker sends me their catalog every couple of months. I dont hear them mentioned in the forums very much. They have knives from the $450.00 to the $7.00 price range. I think that you get what you pay for, so I wont be buying a $7.00 knife any time soon. What is the quality of the their mid to high range priced knives? Is the quality control on a par with Spyderco? Are these knives any good? Are they a good value? If I were to get a folder for every day use, would it hold up well? If any one could share their expierances with Boker I would appreciate it. I own Benchmade, Spyderco, Oldtimer and Schrade pocket knives. And I would like to (GASP) expand my knife collection. I also like to use my knives.

Thank you for your help.
Shawn
 
I had an older Boker knife that was good, the newer items, hmmmmm...... have you tried a search in the knife reviews section on the word Boker?

The older Boker I had, though not an expensive one, had a sharp blade, but they used a plastic spring bar to keep the lock bar in place and it quickly snapped so when I use it, I have to press the lock bar down and hold it in place, sent it back and they tried to replace it with an Argentina version but I prefered my broken one with the better blade, IMO, than the newer one.

G2

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I have handled the specialist and the A/F combat knife. The quality is there, but for the money I think you can find better deals. I guess you pay for exportation from Germany or something. I didn't like the speacialist because it had no guard on a blade designed to stab.
 
I only own a couple of Bokers.....a nice little boot knife I bought about five years ago and an old "Henry Boker's Bowie" which might be 30-40 years old.
No problems with either.
"Henry Boker" was, I believe, a brand the company used to market in Australia and New Zealand in the 40s, 50s and 60s.
I wish I had one of their traditional folders from that period.....they were excellent and I have not seen a recently made folder of any brand to equal them.
Ah, well....nostalgia is just not what it was.

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MrCas,

Personally, I think they charge too much for their current production knives. Especially when competitors are producing more quality knives at less.


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I have an old Boker stockman that I used for whittling and wood carving for years; the main blade is now about an inch shorter from sharpening. Carbon steel, very hard; the spey and sheepsfoot blades are still close to original configuration. Haven't seen one like it in years or I'd buy one in a minute. Absolutely no wobble or sideplay despite being opened thousands of times. Oh, and I've got a few scars from that knife, too. Don't know what their current lines are, except expensive and stainless.
 
I have two Boker Specialists (about $75.00) and I am quite happy with them. I carry one of them every day.

I have also Boker catalog from Germany and prices there are even higher than in US.

For some time I was thinking of buying their kitchen cutlery as well but then I decided for Spyderco's set of plain blades.

David

PS: Their customer service is excellent (at least here in Europe)
 
I recently bought a TopLock 777 made in Argentina for $50. The handle halves were so warped that the screws had to be totally loose for it to open easily. I think I'll give it away as a Christmas present to someone I don't like.

I believe that if it had been made in Germany (like I thought it was) it would never have seen the light of day. Either that or German quality is slipping. From what G2 said, I'm not sure, sounds like the latter. Plastic as part of a lock? Bad idea.

jeff
 
Thank you all for your thoughts and expereances with Boker knives. I already had an idea formed of Boker and you all helped to reinforce it.

Shawn
 
I have a Boker 2000 drop point lockback folder with brass bolsters and Rosewood scales.
It is truly a nice knife.
It is tighter than a gnat's ass in all aspects.
If it had a pocket clip, I'd have it in my weekly rotation.
Boker makes nice knives, they're just not that high on my "must have" list.
I have a friend who absolutely swears by their product though, and I can't seem to convince him to try something else so there must be something there.
Check Boker out, a company that has been making knives for as long as they have must be doing something right.

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