I placed an order for a Boker Plus Apparo survival Knife...

PocketKnifeJimmy said:
I have searched online to try and find photos or an otherwise good description of how exactly the Martin blade to handle installation is done.
So far I have gathered that the blade stub tang is threaded, and that so too is the tube handle, and the blade and handle are screwed onto each other.
I would love to find a picture that shows the blade, guard, and handle, all prior to their final assembly. I haven't been able to find such a thing.
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I have watched a "making of" video about this knife (or rather the original Martin version). It is out there somewhere, either on the Martin website or YouTube. It is very interesting, and I have no qualms about the strength of this design.

eta: Not the video but....

Hollow Handle Tutorial

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bowie69 said:
I have watched a "making of" video about this knife (or rather the original Martin version). It is out there somewhere, either on the Martin website or YouTube. It is very interesting, and I have no qualms about the strength of this design.
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Oh, wow, I tried everything I could to try and find something like that. Maybe that is still out there, and since Boker truly seemed to stay true to the original design, it should would certainly quench my curiosity about the details of the handle/blade connection.
 
PocketKnifeJimmy said:
Oh, wow, I tried everything I could to try and find something like that. Maybe that is still out there, and since Boker truly seemed to stay true to the original design, it should would certainly quench my curiosity about the details of the handle/blade connection.
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That tutorial I linked to is so specific and detailed that it's entirely possible I mis-remembered it as a video tutorial. I've searched and can't find the phantom video I thought existed....😞
 
Here's another Newt Martin blade!!!!! Fantastic designs!!!! R I P.

Martin Knives' Caiman: Smaller Hollow-Handled Survival Beast (Photo Hvy)

A couple of months ago I got the chance to check out the Boker Apparo, the production version of a hollow-handled survival knife that was designed and first made by Texas knife maker Newton Martin of Martin Knives. I had first met Newt about four years prior at the International Blade Show in...
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Thick 440C? Hollow Handle? Takes me right back to the '80s when I was a kid reading Jerry Ahern's The Survivalist series. The protagonist, John Rourke, carried a Jack Crain Life Support System X (top knife in photo): 12" long, 1/4" thick 440C blade and hollow handle. I have no use for such a knife whatsoever, but that 12 or 13-year-old within me still thinks knives like this are super cool and I want one anyway. Good deal on that Boker. 👍

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PocketKnifeJimmy said:
That's cool. How were you able to tell it was a Martin knife? Did they get real close in shots of it?

I only now know about the Martin Father & Son knife making team, after I was doing some research on the Boker Plus survival knife that they designed and licensed to Boker.
It's sad about him losing his son 😔
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There is a close up shot of the lead character pulling it partially out of the sheath. I tried to get a screenshot but, for some reason, Amazon Prime Video doesn't allow it and I just get a black image.

It's available free on Peacock and Tubi as well.
 
Rupestris said:
There is a close up shot of the lead character pulling it partially out of the sheath. I tried to get a screenshot but, for some reason, Amazon Prime Video doesn't allow it and I just get a black image.

It's available free on Peacock and Tubi as well.
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Pause the vid and use the snipping tool in windows.
 
bowie69 said:
That tutorial I linked to is so specific and detailed that it's entirely possible I mis-remembered it as a video tutorial. I've searched and can't find the phantom video I thought existed....😞
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Wow, really good stuff, buddy... Much appreciated! 👍😊👍

They also had this picture over there of a completed Martin hollow handled knife, and I must say, the Boker version is truly pretty much a dead ringer to their original design. I mean, the original was available in various lengths, since they could be custom ordered and such, but it otherwise looks like the Boker model is pretty spot on 👍

A Martin original (one with a longer blade)...

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I just checked Knifecenter... They're now sold out of these knives.
Congrats to you guys that got in on the deal 👍

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If I were still interested in hollow handles I'd try to find an original Martin in S35VN not MIC for $650 or so. I think that's what I saw.
But the first and last Hollow Handle I ever had was the Buck 184.
But considering the original price of this particular Boker model I would guess some quality went into it, plus under Boker quality control, making it a pretty decent knife.
 
As I have learned more about these knives and the Martin', I haven't been able to pinpoint where the Boker/Martin collaboration knife was manufactured. I have seen Asia, China, and Taiwan, listed as where it's made. Asia has a bunch of nations. And, China is not Taiwan, Taiwan is not China... (Well, at least for now).
So, I wonder if the knife has it's place of origin stamped or etched somewhere on it's blade or handle? Or, maybe that info will be found somewhere on the box or is included on the paperwork in the box?
If anyone has this knife, and knows for sure about this, could you share that info here please. Much thanks in advance 👍

Btw, I have noticed that this model knife is in fact being listed as discontinued on various vendor websites, so it does further explain Knifecenter's low clearance pricing on them.
 
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I wonder how many of us here got in on this great Knifecenter deal for this knife 😊

I know I did, but it's not been the first time that I've taken advantage of a Knifecenter blowout deal 👍

Here are a few of the best offers they have had that I quickly jumped upon...

One of those deals was for an Ontario Knife Company model 'Spax SP-36'
It was not tailored for civilian use, but rather for use by American military snipers. The few that were sold on the civilian market, were simply from a contract overrun. They even have the SP-36 model designation stamped into them.
They priced it at $44.95! 😱

Another deal grab was when Knifecenter offered the discontinued Cold Steel Chaos series Kukri, Stiletto, and Tanto for $99.95 shipped! 😱

And when they offered the CRKT Rune Tomahawk for only $44.95! 😱

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PocketKnifeJimmy said:
As I have learned more about these knives and the Martin', I haven't been able to pinpoint where the Boker/Martin collaboration knife was manufactured. I have seen Asia, China, and Taiwan, listed as where it's made. Asia has a bunch of nations. And, China is not Taiwan, Taiwan is not China... (Well, at least for now).
So, I wonder if the knife has it's place of origin stamped or etched somewhere on it's blade or handle? Or, maybe that info will be found somewhere on the box or is included on the paperwork in the box?
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Don't know when Boker started making this Martin design

Some say that this Boker model was made in Taiwan until around 2018 but has switched to China. There are some sites that list China. BladeHQ says Taiwan.
Knifecenter chose to say "Asia" which is like saying a knife was made "in Europe"..lol. But it's possible that the vague COO is because they aren't sure. The "Boker Plus" line has always been both Taiwan and China manufactured. I think all this is just speculation since as far as I can determine, as this Boker model never seems to have had a COO on the ricasso.
 
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