Early Boker Knives

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:40 am

Let`s see just the oldies in this thread

Here is one I posted in another thread to start things off.

Look at the fire in that mother of pearl

rangerbluedog · Post by **rangerbluedog** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:52 am

Here's an old champagne pattern with remnants of a RADIUM blade etch.

garddogg56 · Post by **garddogg56** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:40 am

H.BOKER&Co's-Improved Cutlery Pre 1920

rangerbluedog · Post by **rangerbluedog** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:50 am

Here are a few more early pearlies, and then I'm gonna run away and hide before thegreedygulo shows up with the REALLY GOOD STUFF!

rangerbluedog · Post by **rangerbluedog** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:05 am

O.K. just a couple more. First is the poor man's version of the office knife like Dimitri posted, except with the celluloid handles and script Boker tang stamp. Second is an H. DORWAL, made by Boker for the Canadian market. I believe it is pre-WW2.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:42 am

Nice knives! Keep em coming

thegreedygulo · Post by **thegreedygulo** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:25 pm

These pictures are all reposts from other threads, but here's another look. All the knives shown below were made by H. Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery (Circa. 1869-1914).

MRB: That is the only H. Boker office knife I have ever seen in pearl (except in old pictures). If you ever want to sell it, please feel free to keep me in mind

. GREAT knife & GREAT thread! I hope there's a lot of old knives posted.

Ricky: NICE knives!! This thread's got your name written all over it!

Below is a link to more pictures of old H. Boker knives if anyone is interested:
http://www.iknifecollector.com/photo/ph ... suerjbs5tn

IMBand · Post by **IMBand** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:28 pm

Nice greedy, REALLY REALLY NICE!!

IM

thegreedygulo · Post by **thegreedygulo** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:54 pm

These knives are all very early Boker stamps. The ones stamped with an x that has an arrow through it are circa. 1850-1875.

The two stamped with H. Boker's Improved Cutlery only (no & Co's.) are circa. 1860-1880's.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:19 pm

thegreedygulo wrote:MRB: That is the only H. Boker office knife I have ever seen in pearl (except in old pictures). If you ever want to sell it, please feel free to keep me in mind

I certainly will

Do you have any idea the age of it?

GG nice selection of old Bokers keep them coming

Between you and Ricky we should see quite a few very nice old Boker knives

dcgm4 · Post by **dcgm4** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:25 am

Sweet knives, guys!

Here are the only two Boker knives I have. I've shown the slim sleeveboard jack before. The second one I picked up recently. The handles are cloissone.

thegreedygulo · Post by **thegreedygulo** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:57 am

MRB: It's an old one. Goins lists that particular tang stamp as being circa. 1869-1914 while Mark Zalesky listed it as circa. 1891-1944 in his Boker article in Knife World. Mark is probably basing the 1891 date on the steel tariff enacted in that year. Since your knife does have a country of origin stamp on its tang, it's 1891 or later. NICE, old knife!

dcgm4: That cloissone is a real beauty! They are very hard to find in that good of condition.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:59 am

beautiful knives, guys. As usual.
Dave, that slim sleevboard is really sweet.
Here's mine. I've got another one in transit. Just got in on the bay. I hope to add it soon.

dcgm4 · Post by **dcgm4** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:35 pm

Thanks, greedy and Joe.

Joe, I love the bone on your whittler.

tjmurphy · Post by **tjmurphy** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:00 am

Just won this one on Ebay this evening? H. Boker & Co. Solingen. Stainless blades. The handles are described as bone but they sure look like old stag, chip and crack free. Can anybody put a date on that stamp?

wv trapper I · Post by **wv trapper I** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:34 pm

Looks stag to me Murph,

it sure is a nice one

Joe

tjmurphy · Post by **tjmurphy** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:40 pm

Thanks Joe. It was sold by a fellow AAPKer "thefarside" and he says bone. It looks staggy to me too.

thegreedygulo · Post by **thegreedygulo** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:35 am

TJ: Nice knife! I saw that one on ebay & you got a great deal. The tang stamp dates it to circa. 1919-1932. In my opinion the handles are worm groove bone. Congrats.

thegreedygulo · Post by **thegreedygulo** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:50 am

Another group of H. Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery.

tjmurphy · Post by **tjmurphy** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:55 am

Thanks Gulo - I do have the knife in hand now and it is indeed bone, very nice bone. A bigger knife than I expected which is good and very hefty. It's got a worn tang where it rides on the spring from being slightly smaller than the spring, no snap opening but does snap shut. This does not bother me and was part of the description. Belonged to fellow AAPKer "thedarkside". Over-all, very nice knife.

tjmurphy · Post by **tjmurphy** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:00 am

Very nice knives Gulo. The stamp on mine is not "improved" which I guess dates it a little later than yours.

rangerbluedog · Post by **rangerbluedog** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:42 pm

Here's one I don't think I've ever shown. It has the block letter BOKER stamp. Probably circa 1930s.

thegreedygulo · Post by **thegreedygulo** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 3:05 am

Nice one Ricky! What's the closed length of it?

rangerbluedog · Post by **rangerbluedog** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 3:36 am

Thanks Roger,
It's 3 3/8" closed.

bronco2 · Post by **bronco2** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 3:51 am

great looking knives guys. this is the only 2 old one i have. i love to old congress one. thanks denny

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