Boker nicker with deer blade etch

[rangerbluedog]

Het y'all,
Just scored this little beauty online. Don't know much about it, except it most likely was made in the 1980s-1990s. Can't decide if those are deer or elk.
Anybody ever seen one of these?

[tongueriver]

Very nice! I would guess European Red Deer. ?

[XX Case XX]

I've never seen one of those before but it sure is nice. Very elegant to say the least. That's a great find.

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Mike

[thegreedygulo]

NICE find Ricky! I've had a couple of these over the years and still have one. They are not a knife you will see very often. I do have the original sheath for mine, but yours is the first one I've ever seen complete with the box. I always assumed the etching was of 2 deer, but after looking closer, I'm not sure if it's deer or elk either. Irregardless, that is a nice knife. I do think it's a little older than the1980's - 1990's. In my opinion, it's from the 1950's - 1960's era. I'm basing that on Alemania being etched on the blade. Here's a few pictures of mine for comparison's sake.

[rangerbluedog]

Haha, I thought if anyone had one it would be you!
The shape of the tree on the box is what got me to thinking 1980s. I don't recall seeing it shaped quite like that until the mid 1970s or so.
That is - assuming the box is original to the knife.

I am starting to think tongueriver is right, and the creatures in the etching are black forest red stag!

[kootenay joe]

The images are as tr says, "European Red Deer" which are similar to our elk except a bit smaller. Even without the racks the body profile is not that of a deer.
Elaborate blade etches go back to 1800's on German short sword/long hunting daggers, but when did the modern looking etches of bucks, etc. first show up on smaller German hunting knives by Boker, Henckels, Wingen & others ?
I think it is rather recently like maybe 1960's ?
kj
p.s. the bull elk in picture above has a very atypical rack with lots of extra points. It is not a typical mature bull rack of 6 or 7 points per side.