The Boker-Matic

[James Y]

I examined one of these in a shop yesterday. This is the automatic where you slide the blade open, use the handle scale to lock it, then to close it you move the scale again and the blade pulls shut.

It was on sale (a closeout) for $20., but I did not get it. In the "locked" open position, there was considerable vertical and horizontal play, which I suspect is just a part of the design. It was not fast to open, and kind of awkward to get the scale to lock it open. The blade itself did not seem overly sharp or special. The spring-back-closed action was a neat gimmick, but it's not something that's all that necessary IMHO. I think it was made in Argentina (?).

Just out of curiosity, has anyone used this knife for anything?
Jim

 

[TimmyTheTalkingToilet]

well I have used it a little bit, mainly using it for stripping wires (once you put an edge on it), there is a little bit of blade play but not that much, but I want to take it apart and put a different spring in there to make it a little bit better....wink wink nudge nudge know what I mean, say no more

 

[REKAT]

Well. since everyone seems to be telling bloody finger stories: I have a Boker-Matic that I used to cut the tip of my left middle finger all the way to the bone.Total nerve destruction.I had been cutting through some fuel line really quickly and in one of the great moments of stupidity that everyone has, I did the deed.I bled all over my girlfriends house on my way to the bathroom.The doc sewed me up with 7 nice stitches.I hate my Boker-Matic.I keep it in a drawer and refer to it as my "Cursed Blade".

[This message has been edited by REKAT (edited 01-16-2000).]

[This message has been edited by REKAT (edited 01-16-2000).]

 

[JH225]

One word.....JUNK!!

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