Boker Plus Dozier Anchorage Pro Skinner

[Stainz]

A classic Bob Dozier design with a full tang, lanyard tube, and six pins holding the green/black canvas Micarta scales on. Finely hollow ground blade with a fine edge - delivered almost razor sharp. The blade's spine has decorative file work that doubles as thumb jimping. Included is a vertical leather sheath nearly as nice as the one included with my much more pricey Boker Savannah. The biggest negative is the steel - AUS-8a. Reportedly a Taiwan product - according to the seller who sourced mine - it clearly has 'CHINA' on the tang's underside just inside the forefinger choil. The best news is the $80 MSRP (Mine was $40 shipped on evil-bay!). 02BO250 in black; 02BO253 in green.

I bought mine as a 'woods walker' knife - it should be fine. The only improvement might be in a horizontal belt carry sheath. Okay, I am not familiar with the steel - but I had been happy with a 420HC steel Buck 005GYS 'Gen5' in that role - with it's horizontal-capable carry sheath. Sadly, while the Dozier design fits the Buck's sheath, it won't secure - there is no finger guard, a la the Buck, to be held in place by the strap. We'll see how the vertical carry goes.

Stainz

 

[UCPOPO]

Ive been looking at these as well. I like the design and the Micarta scales. I may have to pic one up soon.

 

[Stainz]

I don't know how long it will last, but ten strokes/side on the grey files' corner edge in my Sharpmaker, followed by thirty per side on the white files' corner edge, made it an even armhair shaver. I reiterate - I really don't know how long the AUS8A will keep an edge, but, hopefully, it will be longer than the one AUS6 example I have - a KaBar/Dozier Folding Hunter (Nice knife/price - needs a better steel.). Also, while the nice Micarta grip borders on being slippery, it is a nice size/feel in the hand. More 'tooth' can be added with some 320 grit W/D. The filework on the spine could have doubled as effective jimping had it been carried aft a bit more. Also, the eased edges makes it difficult to find an edge that is sharp enough to draw a spark from a ferrocerium rod - the blade edge works well, of course. My forefinger feels secure, ie, not subject to easy slips and cuts, due to the handle/integrated choil. Useful & safe knife - decent retention in the strapless 'drop' sheath, too. Should be an effective 'bushcraft-lite' or 'woods walker' knife.

Stainz