Hen and Rooster vs Boker Tree Brand

[leghog]

So the boker thing. I have always been intrigued by this. My understanding how to tell at a glance is that if it has SOLINGEN anywhere on the knife its German manufactured and another giveaway is the prominent laser ethcing on the main blade a la Bulldog brand knives. The ones with the tree on the blade are the Chinese sourced ones I believe.

The current production Solingen Bokers are GREAT though in my limited exposure. I have a full size stockman coming in wood...C'mon mailman, I cant sit by the window and wait for you forever!

There are no hard and fast rules as it depends on the vintage of the knife. I have a Boker Tree Brand with the Tree Brand etch on the blade, and it most certainly was made in Germany.

 

[Kitten Party]

There are no hard and fast rules as it depends on the vintage of the knife. I have a Boker Tree Brand with the Tree Brand etch on the blade, and it most certainly was made in Germany.

It's unfortunate that they intentionally make the country of origin ambiguous.

 

[leghog]

It's unfortunate that they intentionally make the country of origin ambiguous.

It really is unfortunate. Extremely hard not to believe Boker's ambiguous COO hasn't been intentional for quite some time know. Boker could easily make it much easier to determine their products' COOs if they chose to do so.

 

[Zemapeli]

Puma and Linder.