Boker Koji Hara??

[java]

Has anyone heard of a an L/E Boker Koji Hara Fighter?? Where would one of these live? Couldn't locate one on the Boker USA page. Anyone own one? Impressions? Help!

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[Keith Montgomery]

I have not seen a Boker knife designed by Koji Hara. I have seen a Buck folder that is a L/E Koji Hara. It is not a fighter, it is a gent's knife.

 

[java]

Thanks, Keith

All I've found so far is this item on e-bay that appears to be a one piece fixed blade:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1082714464

I've been a fan of Koji's work and have been aware of the Buck collaboration, but this caught me off guard. Still wondering....

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[Daniel Dorn]

These I found over at A.G.Russell. They don't say Koji Hara anywhere, but the "airstep" design in the handle says it for them. They are called hunters, but that double ground one sure looks like a fighter. For the price point, they sure look like a great deal, IMHO. These are the closest to your description that I know of, but a collaboration with Boker isn't impossible.

Wow! I just saw the one from the ebay page. That one is way cool! I would have snapped that one up in a second if I had seen it. It went for just over $100 I guess that's one more knife I have to find.

Here is a pic curtesy of A.G.Russell's site

DD

editted to comment on ebay pic

 

[java]

Daniel,

Thanks for the input and the pics. I guess I got a little impatient with my own lack of knowledge and snapped up the e-bay Hara. A serialed signature Hara seemed worth the asking price. If the seller has any more info on these I'll try and post it for all.

Now I'll go and save up for one of those cool AG Russell fixed blade Haras. (Can't believe those slipped by...)

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[Grey Area]

There are several Hara knives on sale at the German Böker site:
http://www.boker.de/artikel.asp?ProductType=Sonderaktionen

The first one is all the way down the page, the others are on the next page.

Of course, it is all in German, and I do not know if they ship to the US. But at least you can look at the pretty pictures

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Well it looks like that exact knife is on the German Boker site. It sells for about US$105.00 in Germany. I have not had any experience with this knife, but that seems like a real good value.

 

[java]

Keith, Grey Area, and everone else who checked in,

Thanks for your insights and help.

I went to the German Boker site as posted and had Worldlingo.com run a translation on the descriptions. It looks like a good deal based on the Boker.de asking price. If it comes with multi-lingual papers, I will try and post more info or run it through another translation site for y'all.

Again, thanks for all your help.

Stay safe! Stay sharp!