Boker Urban Trapper just arrived

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I can't decide if I should keep this Boker as a gentleman's folder. It's good looking and the titanium frame and VG10 blade are a sensible choice for me, but the action is rough and it's no fun to flip right out of the box. It's similar in size to my Skyline. Only fair to say the Skyline is no fun to flip either.

Anybody get one of these city slicker Boker knives to flip well? I've disassembled and cleaned a few other folders but I'm not trying to make a project out of this one if I could just get something else.

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Handled a couple of these, along with the Urban Trapper Grand, at GPK and felt the same. Needless to say, I didn't purchase one. The flipper tab is damn near non-existent.
 
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It probably needs a little oil in the pivot. Mine came gritty and didn't flip well, two drops of oil and it fly's open now
 
`br4dz- said:
It probably needs a little oil in the pivot. Mine came gritty and didn't flip well, two drops of oil and it fly's open now
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Okay, I'll try to oil it before deciding on the return option. Is this an IKBS pivot like the carbon fiber and wooden scales versions of this knife?

True what the other poster said that the flipper itself is teeny tiny.

Thanks!
 
I have an older version of the original trapper (with the mirror polish) and the newer cocobolo version and the action is noticeably rougher on the new one. I'm pretty sure it's because the offer version used uncaged bearings with a lot more bearings and the newer one uses like 6 caged bearings.

My older trapper is very smooth, and almost falls closed under its own weight despite being such a light blade, while the newer one does have a slightly rougher action if tightened enough to eliminate play. It does break in a fair amount though.

TL;DR the older runs of the trapper were higher quality than the newer ones, but they'll still flip pretty well after some break in. Not sure how much this helps but it's an observation I haven't seen made elsewhere.

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I have a new version which flips very well from day one, no fiddling. Everything is lined up, nothing standing out. It's almost perfect.

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:thumbupI have one that's so smooooth !!! Very lightly adjust the pivot,,, might lightly oil but don't over do it! Should fly open and with no blade play!,,, mine was slightly stiff when I got it and it worked in fast after adjusting slightly!!:thumbup:
 
I had the G10 version, a drop-dead gorgeous knife with every problem in the book.
It did flip well after some tweaking.

The G10 version is a pain to take apart; the framelock looks much easier, like 2 screws.
Take it apart, clean it up, should flip fine.

Boker's catalog is so deep, and their production so spread out, that I imagine it's difficult for them to maintain consistent QC across all their product lines.
I hope you got a good one.
 
in Nicks video he said he had to perform maintenance on his to get better flipping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtp43hmN8w8

he usually does disassembly videos but not for this one. ill be honest, im glad i didnt get one of those. i got the boker pelican and was very disappointed in it, and nicks review also points things out. its a cool letter opener.
 
`br4dz- said:
It probably needs a little oil in the pivot. Mine came gritty and didn't flip well, two drops of oil and it fly's open now
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Yup, I had the same issue, after some oil and a bit of playing with it it flips like the dickens. It is my go to Steak knife.

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Bearings are uncaged I wouldn't open it up without looking at Ikonas's YT video about how to get those little suckers cleaned and back in. He uses grease to keep them in place.

The other catch is Boker uses really cheap / soft hardware and its easy to strip. Make sure you bear down on the screw during disassembly. Good news is Boker was nice enough to give me a full replacement no questions asked.

It's a nice knife but too thin for me. I actually would prefer any single bladed traditional trapper over the Urban. It's a very cool knife though just not for me.
 
I got the g-10 version and it was initially a little tight and gritty, after playing with it for a while it smoothed right out. Now it flips great, especially for such a light blade.
 
That's a nice slim gentleman's folder. I can concur with others here who have suggessted some lube and breaking in. While I don't own this particular knife, most folders I have needed an initial break in. I also take them apart and clean/re-lube, wiping away the factory gunk and replacing with Daiwa or Nano oils. This applies whether the knife cost 50, 500 or more--at least in my experience.
 
cchu518 said:
Bearings are uncaged I wouldn't open it up without looking at Ikonas's YT video about how to get those little suckers cleaned and back in. He uses grease to keep them in place.

The other catch is Boker uses really cheap / soft hardware and its easy to strip. Make sure you bear down on the screw during disassembly. Good news is Boker was nice enough to give me a full replacement no questions asked.

It's a nice knife but too thin for me. I actually would prefer any single bladed traditional trapper over the Urban. It's a very cool knife though just not for me.
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I think the new versions actually use caged bearings. I have a cocobolo that does anyway.
 
I have an older polished blade version and after flipping the snot out of it, little dab of blue lube, flips really nice........flipper tab is extremely tiny!!!
Pretty cool knife!
Joe
 
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