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Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:08 pm
by AntiqueKnives
Hello All,
I have this Boker Sailors/Rigging Knife bought a few years ago.
The tang stamps compared with the stamp marks chart says that " may also be a repro"
My observation:
1. No tree medallion on scale
2. Tang marks are not deeply stamped
3. Ring on knife looks to be different than the sailor model, it's just a circular ring, not a flat one with instructions to release blade.
The blade though is made from high carbon and sharpening it took me a while...
Any comments from the Boker experts on here would be highly appreciated
Re: Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:23 pm
by Mumbleypeg
I’m not a Böker expert, but I’d say the knife is fine. Rarely if ever see a counterfeit Böker. It’s possible the bale (ring) - can’t see much of it in the pictures - has been replaced. That’s not uncommon. JMO
Ken
Re: Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:40 pm
by Eye Brand Man
Real deal. As Ken said not a knife often faked.
Re: Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 2:35 am
by AntiqueKnives
Re: Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2021 2:20 am
by Alien883
AntiqueKnives wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:08 pm
Hello All,
I have this Boker Sailors/Rigging Knife bought a few years ago.
The tang stamps compared with the stamp marks chart says that " may also be a repro"
My observation:
1. No tree medallion on scale
2. Tang marks are not deeply stamped
3. Ring on knife looks to be different than the sailor model, it's just a circular ring, not a flat one with instructions to release blade.
The blade though is made from high carbon and sharpening it took me a while...
Any comments from the Boker experts on here would be highly appreciated
Real Böker made for the South American Market....Böker had and still has some affiliation in South America!!
Re: Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:46 pm
by XBMX
....marks in the bottom bolster look like someone squeezed it in a vise.
Re: Any idea if this Boker Sailors knife is genuine?
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:13 pm
by Alien883
AntiqueKnives wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:08 pm
Hello All,
I have this Boker Sailors/Rigging Knife bought a few years ago.
The tang stamps compared with the stamp marks chart says that " may also be a repro"
My observation:
1. No tree medallion on scale
2. Tang marks are not deeply stamped
3. Ring on knife looks to be different than the sailor model, it's just a circular ring, not a flat one with instructions to release blade.
The blade though is made from high carbon and sharpening it took me a while...
Any comments from the Boker experts on here would be highly appreciated
Real thing, made for the South American Market...Böker was very active in South America/ Mexico...and still is!
