Terry, thank you. The sheath is great and it got here quick.
How about I break with current subcom postings and write about the trench knife a bit? It is a great repro. Not the first of which I've looked at, it is the much better than the oriental copies. Better made too than the originals, of which I have handled a few. The paperwork with the knife states it is made of 'high-carbon alloy C-75 steel'. Sharp enough out of the box, although I stropped it on some end-cut cardboard and it's pefectly sharp now. Nice rosewood handles. The grooves in the wood do make this easy to grip. I really like the steel guard; Unlike some well-known combat knives, one would not pry off one's thumbnail when thrusting with a fencing grip. Besides looking cool, the forward cant of the top of the guard and the backward cant of the bottom one make this a great knife to handle and use. I like the touch of the reverse tang stamp: 'Deutschland' and the serial number happens to be '1898' on mine. A year important to another German company: Mauser.
The sheath that came with the knife, thin, narrow, tipped with metal, with the buttonhole type strap fastening is ok.. but I explained in the above postings of how I preferred the black 'tactical' sheath. Which Terry managed to find. Amazing.. the sheath is basically made of leather. Well made, I add, heavy leather covered with black fabric, with a couple of eyelets for securing, a nylon/velcro legstrap and a sturdy webbing belt loop with safety strap. The length the sheath will hang from one's belt is adjustable. Nice touch on the safety strap; the ends of it are covered in black finished steel to keep them from unraveling.
My only other experiences with Boker knives are what I mainly collect; pocket folders. This is the first brand new Boker I've ever bought. It will make a fine companion for my trips into the wild country. I looked long and hard for just the perfect knife; I like a dagger style, but singled edged only, please. I wanted carbon steel and I wanted a sturdy sheath. I'm happy to see discoloration on the blade where I just handled it the other day.
Thanks again, Terry. Now excuse me, I gotta look into this SubCom business.
Phil
Here's the knife, one photo with it and my old Mauser.
I recently got the WWI German Trench knife as a b-day gift and I also think the more modern sheath version would go great with it.