Boker Sword?

[Maqua]

I was kicking around at the Louisiana State University Rural Life Museum when I spied a fine looking blade hanging on a wall. Upon closer inspection, the sword or cane knife or whatever it is has "Boker" stamped near the tang. I tried to take a better picture but I'm photography impaired. Anyway, the blade is about 30 inches long or so and about 1/4" thick. It appeared to be very old, but yet still had a very good edge even after hanging on a wall in Louisiana getting felt up by thousands of tourists over many years. Here's a pic for those interested:

It's the lower blade in the pic. I didn't even notice the other blade until after I took the pic.

 

[G. Scott H.]

Boker used to make swords, though I don't know the complete history. I do know that a guy on another forum has an original American Civil War saber that was made by Boker in Solingen. :thumbup:

BTW, the one pictured looks like it maybe came from a sword called a "cuttoe" or "hanger," which were popular from 17th-19th centuries.