Boker Stamps, Etches and Shields

[rangerbluedog]

knice one msteele! What's the tang stamp on that one?

[msteele6]

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H. Boker & Co./Solingen

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[rangerbluedog]

Here's a wild one for you. Whip out your copy of Mark Zalesky's Boker Tang Stamp article from Knife World magazine for this one. Compare the tang stamps and dates in the article to the ones on the 1981 Limited Edition knife. Shows me just how hard it is even for Boker Solingen to keep up with the history of this company.

Of course they were limited to only three blades.

By the way: This knife as shipped from the factory would have had two shields "glued" to the handle. The old tree logo on the left, and the new logo they used in 1981 on the right. You rarely find one with both shields still attached. The joke is that the little velvet bag in the box wasn't for carrying the knife in, but for keeping the little shields in when they fell off!

[rangerbluedog]

I'll bet that one with the little trademark registered sign is for a Boker USA, land of the free and home of the lawyers.

Just an update to this thread: The United States senate ratified the Trademark Registration Treaty on September 3, 1975. You can sort of figure then, that a shield without the trademark registered symbol was made before 1975 and with the trademark symbol was after 1975.

This also applies to the TM symbol. My understanding is that if you use the letters TM, you are claiming the trademark as yours, but it is not registered. If the R in a circle is used, it is a registered trademark.

[daddyrog]

I have a three blade boker that is stamped on all blades;
Heinr Boker & co
Baumwerk solingen
Germany-Alemania

[rangerbluedog]

Thought I'd revive this old thread with a new shield I saw on a 9885 pattern for sale on ebay.

Here's the link for more pictures.
http://cgi.ebay.com/BOKER-U-S-A-PREMIUM ... 4aa71c4380

The shield is unusual. First one like this I've ever seen.
With the Boker USA tang stamp, this knife is post-WW2.
I think the handle is celluloid and there is a lot of shrinkage. Don't know when Boker stopped using cell....
I'd guess this knife was made somewhere between 1945-1965 ?????

Interesting combination of BOKER USA tang stamp and Boker Germany shield. Possibly a replacement shield?
What say you?

[rangerbluedog]

Just saw a new tang stamp and shield to keep up with:
http://www.boker.de/us/pocket-knife/bok ... knife.html

Looks like Boker has a new low cost option. Note the different style tang stamp, and shield with GERMANY under the tree. MSRP is in the area of $40!
New for 2011? Anyone know anything about this line? Look for pattern numbers 110720 thru 110733 on Boker's website.

Pattern 110720

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[Aimus Moses]

I don't know anything about that new congress knife Blue but, if they would put a spear blade as one of the mains and use carbon steel instead of stainless for all the blades, I'd buy one.

Aimus

[Yehuda]

Just saw a new tang stamp and shield to keep up with:
http://www.boker.de/us/pocket-knife/bok ... knife.html

Looks like Boker has a new low cost option. Note the different style tang stamp, and shield with GERMANY under the tree. MSRP is in the area of $40!
New for 2011? Anyone know anything about this line? Look for pattern numbers 110720 thru 110733 on Boker's website.

110720.jpg

I've gotten a couple of their small stockman's. They're German made Tree Brand and so far, I'm not disappointed. It's a bit unusual though.

[Meridian_Mike]

Here is a shield that is a shield..... Nothing on it....
Looks to be anywhere from 1930's to 1970's..... (Just a 40 year span)

Shield.....

Tang......

Mike

[Railsplitter]

[ScoutKnives]

Here’s a nice smooth red bone Boker switch I’ve had a while , don’t know much about it or when it was made , very good quality made knife , fires really smooth . Not something I normally collect so it will most likely be for sale at the up coming Lakeland knife show . Any info on it would be greatly appreciated .
Thanks for looking , Mike