Let's see your sportmesser

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rarreola

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The sportmesser or sportsmen pocket knife, is a nice pocketable ergonomic pattern, perfect for EDC.
There are some many brands like Boker, Remington and others.
I really like them, here are mine posted, show off yours.

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Boker Solingen
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Remington USA
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Wow. Now this is a very interesting thread. A pattern I actually know relatively little about. I will be checking in here with fascination as this thread develops. Could you Show me more of the worm groove shadow boker and the centrefire GERMAN shield one without the corkscrew?
 
The pattern is not very common today and you have some very nice examples. Thank you for sharing them with us.
 
pmew said:
Wow. Now this is a very interesting thread. A pattern I actually know relatively little about. I will be checking in here with fascination as this thread develops. Could you Show me more of the worm groove shadow boker and the centrefire GERMAN shield one without the corkscrew?
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Such lovely knives these. I was lucky enough to have picked up a quite well used one at a boot sale recently for next to nothing. They're really good quality and design, feel really good in the hand and have everything you would require in a scout/camp knife. Never heard them referred to as a 'sportmaster', but yeah fantastic knife. Very lucky to have found one. :)

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Nice find!



If I understand correctly, "Messer" means knife in German. Maybe "sportmesser" is the German name. Don't know for sure.
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Oh! I see. assumed "Messer" meant master. Only ever heard them referred to as Boker 182's. Do you think mine would have been made in Germany? I've heard there is an Argentinian connection. Whether many were made for this market or some were produced there I don't know. The word "Arbolito", as inscribed on the main blade of mine, is apparently Argentinian for "tree". :thumbup:
 
It sounds reasonable to me but I don't have much experience with the Bokers except for the old ones that were made in the USA.

Germania knows a lot about German knives.
 
So, so cool. Love bails and camping knives. Love to see an elegantly designed wine corkscrew. Great first pic blake. This is a great thread :)
 
I only have a couple of these Remington R3843 Trailhands, but they're quite wonderful. I love how, unlike most scout knives, you can't accidentally close the main blade on the bail. The shell extractor on the can opener is a cool bonus on the Camillus/Remington model.

Has anybody used one those cool Boker leather slips made especially for this pattern? I'd really like to get one.

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This thread is my introduction to this pattern. I'd buy one.

BTW, German for "master" is Meister. (Autocorrect really wants me to put "Meistersinger" here. Annoying as heck.)
 
Blake the Blade said:
Oh! I see. assumed "Messer" meant master. Only ever heard them referred to as Boker 182's. Do you think mine would have been made in Germany? I've heard there is an Argentinian connection. Whether many were made for this market or some were produced there I don't know. The word "Arbolito", as inscribed on the main blade of mine, is apparently Argentinian for "tree". :thumbup:
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Böker stampings can be complicated and ambiguous some would say. Yours has Solingen on it so it's a safe bet it's made in that town in Germany.

Böker also manufactures knives in Argentina, the 'arbolito' being Spanish for little tree, which is the emblem of the parent company shown on the shield and sometimes the tang of knives made in Argentina, Germany and maybe China. I believe the original tree was a Chestnut and far from little, growing in the yard of H.Böker.

That Sportsman is a nice find even if the main blade shows the marks of enthusiastic sharpening. Here's my Argentinian carbon Böker, they are stamped Argentina on the tang.

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rarreola You beat me to it :D:thumbup: That Shadow bone example you have is most impressive, obviously not as sturdy as the bolstered ones but a fine looker for sure. Also, not having a shackle, it's more pocket orientated. Many of these knives would be hung from a belt, or nail when not in use, or keep in a bag or picnic hamper. Another aspect of those Bökers is having the corkscrew centrally located so there is enough pull area for the fingers when drawing a cork. Some Sportsmen knives neglect this and I wonder how difficult they may be to use...

Jack Grand examples from France, a very high quality backspring. Horn is elegant too.

Thanks, Will
 
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