Can you guys tell me anything about these knives? All Bokers

Wondering why you think these are Bokers? They don't represent Boker in any way shape or form of Bokers of the mid- 50's given the info you provided of being 60 years old they would have very distinct tang stamps 6 or 7 different ones between Boker USA and Boker Germany of that time representing the brands. It's only in very recent years that Boker marks their outsourced knives with the "Germany" markings, what you have look to be souvenir type knives like this:



Pete
 
They are just the sort of knife my grandfather went for.
cheap,practical,not great but not bad.
I have no input on their origin. sorry.
Someone will know more.:)
 
No Bökers here. If they were, the tang stamp would indicate.

I also have no clue who made them, but with 60 years you could be right. My dad told me that when he was nine years olf he got the Chrisitan Communion (Heilige Kommunion). And he was gifted a pocket knife and a wrist watch. At that time it was a treasure. He still has that knife and it looks similar to the one you showed left - penknife style with bolsters. Also just written "Made in Germany" on the main blade.

As meako almost mentioned, they were good tools but not that pricey.
Most of these knives were indeed made in Solingen. At least in West Germany - if it were East Germany it would have been written (Made in the GDR).

But that was the style of knives for that time. Many of the knives around had an additional corskrew on them.
 
Have to agree with everyone else here, I regularly come across knives like this, nothing wrong with them at all, and I'd love to have my grandfather's knives, but they don't appear to be Bokers. I'm sure you treasure them anyway :thumbup:
 
Pretty knives! Nice history too! Thank you for sharing.

I do not think that they are Boker knives but I am NO expert. My husband owns a few older Boker knives Made in Germany and they have Solingen on them and some other specific markings.

Cate
 
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