Boker slipjoint quality

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I was looking into boker's slipjoints and i was wondering how good they are if you can provide input that would be great thanks.
 
Good fit & finish, strong springs, great carbon steel. I still have two of them. Even their stainless isn't bad.

Frank
 
I like them a lot, have about a dozen in various patterns.

Always good fit and finish with excellent snap.
Pretty darn sharp as well, out of the box.
 
the boker tree brand?
they have stainless blades and I assumed the steel was of lower quality.
 
Very nice in both SS and Carbon. The Magnum line is made in China, but all German stuff is top notch. Many times you can get the Henckels brand at a little discount to the Boker and they were made by the same hands. Henckels are no longer made and are starting to thin out a little.
 
A few years back my wife bought me the stag handled (p/n 2004?) model. Its the one similar to a Buck 110 or Ranger. Beautiful design. But once I took it out of the box, one of the stag slabs fell off. It wasn't pinned on, just glued. And it has significant blade wobble, both side-to-side and up and down. I returned it for the issues stated and they reglued the handle, but the blade wobble stayed the same. The blade itself is ground very professionally and the edge was perfect out of the box. Just a couple naggging quality issues that keep it tucked away and not used.
 
I have several and have been impressed with them. I've purchased two of the washboard bone stockman knives, and they've both had a little wobble in the main blade, but those are the only two that I've ever had a problem with. I love their whittlers, have a few of them as well.
 
What about the Trapper Liners? I like the idea of them for the combination of convenience and style, but haven't been able to lay hands on one anywhere to check them out.
 
I've had bad luck with them for the most part,not to say their all bad,but most of the ones I've ordered have had some issues.So If I buy another I'll have to buy from a shop or someone so I can check it out first.
 
I've got a couple of older stockman patterns, one carbon and one stainless. Both jigged bone handles. Not sure on the age of either one though, the carbon one has square-er bolsters while the stainless' are a bit rounder.

The fit and finish is superb on both knives and the springs are strong. Much stronger springs than on my relatively new (2004) Buck 301 stockman.

Beautiful knives.
 
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