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Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:38 pm
by Yehuda
H. Böker & Co's Improved Cutlery swell end jack.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:22 am
by thegreedygulo
Nice knives guys!
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:35 pm
by Yehuda
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:34 pm
by tongueriver
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 12:10 am
by Yehuda
tongueriver wrote:Yes, indeed; nice knives! I don't have anything tiptop to show, but I just got this old one and it is making me happy until the GREEDY GULO sends me a few just to be knice.
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If I run across a broken Böker with a good set of scales I'll clue you in. Thanks for sharing!!
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:57 am
by Yehuda
A grouping of my early Bökers.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 7:47 pm
by thegreedygulo
Cal: There's still a lot of life left in that knife. You will be amazed at the quality of metal the blades have.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:41 pm
by tongueriver
thegreedygulo wrote:Cal: There's still a lot of life left in that knife. You will be amazed at the quality of metal the blades have.
I am sure that you are correct; I carry a 1950s Solingen Boker stockman and I love the way the blades sharpen and cut. I would never take one molecule off this old one; I love the bone; it is beautiful. So far I have not seen the really good old Bokers on ebay; they must be passing on another venue. Out here in the Rocky Mountain West, there are no flea markets and no knife shows. If you want a rifle, here is the place to buy, but knives? Nope.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 4:14 am
by Yehuda
Just got this one. The model and tang stamps say it's an older knife but something just doesn't feel right about it. Maybe it's a lower end job.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:05 am
by Yehuda
A 1930's stockman I got from muskrat man.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:40 pm
by thegreedygulo
Nice knives Yehuda.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 4:34 pm
by Yehuda
thegreedygulo wrote:Nice knives Yehuda.
Thank you sir!
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 9:24 pm
by Yehuda
H Böker & Co's Improved Cutlery.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 5:48 pm
by JohnR
Some beautiful Bokers shown in this thread. I've got a few older ones, all three are bone handles, smallest jack is just over 3" and the big one is 4 1/8".
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:18 am
by tongueriver
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:41 am
by thegreedygulo
Nice knives Cal! That 4 bladed equal-end cattle knife is not an easy one to find. Congrats.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 9:03 pm
by Yehuda
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 5:48 pm
by Tsar Bomba
Love everything about that half-Congress, yehuda. The bone, jigging, full blades, rare shield. Ticks a lot of boxes!
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:27 pm
by Yehuda
Tsar Bomba wrote:Love everything about that half-Congress, yehuda. The bone, jigging, full blades, rare shield. Ticks a lot of boxes!
Thanks! She's a beauty. Had to have it.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:58 pm
by Yehuda
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:16 am
by wlf
Beauty Yehuda. I like old Bokers too.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 10:52 pm
by Yehuda
wlf wrote:Beauty Yehuda. I like old Bokers too.
Thank you!
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 10:57 pm
by Yehuda
I researched the Henry Böker Solingen shield on the above two knives and it is believed the shield is from the 1980's, however the tang stamp is pre 1944. I believe the general consensus is these are 1980's era. Böker tricked me again.
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 8:43 pm
by Yehuda
New acquisition. This one is definitely old school.
H. Böker & Co's Improved Cutlery
Re: Early Boker Knives
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:34 pm
by rangerbluedog
SCORE!