Two German Knives

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I don't recall if I posted these photos or not. If so, then newbies might enjoy them anyway.

Knife 1: a German-made Boker, folder, 2 blades, stag handles, carbon steel blades, made circa 1980s/1990s.

Knife 2: German military paratrooper's knife (gravity knife), made I'm guessing circa 1965.
 

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Boker knives are of quality.the little 8288 is from Soligen Germany:)
 

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garddogg56, that brown one in the middle looks like a Barlow knife I have, and I had one my dad gave me for Christmas when I was 10. That one got stolen when I was in Jr. High. Are they any manufacturing relations? I think my present one says Imperial on the blade, looks like a lower quality knife than yours, but they really look a lot alike.
 
sipowicz said:
I took a shot on a Kalishnakov for $40. Pretty well made little auto.
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I recently bought a couple of Boker automatic knives.

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I assumed they were made in Germany. Nope.

No country of origin on the knives, but the box labels for both say "Made in Taiwan".

Seem like decent knives for the money.
 
jeffrefrig said:
garddogg56, that brown one in the middle looks like a Barlow knife I have, and I had one my dad gave me for Christmas when I was 10. That one got stolen when I was in Jr. High. Are they any manufacturing relations? I think my present one says Imperial on the blade, looks like a lower quality knife than yours, but they really look a lot alike.
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Barlows are a pattern made by many manufacturers,my Boker barlow was made by Boker USA.
 
skeezix said:
I recently bought a couple of Boker automatic knives.

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I assumed they were made in Germany. Nope.

No country of origin on the knives, but the box labels for both say "Made in Taiwan".

Seem like decent knives for the money.
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Taiwan-made knives are actually good knives. I have several. Granted, this means circa 2000-onward.


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Here is a BBQ set of Boker made in Argentina. A friend and business associate there gave it to me. These sets are commonly used at "Asados" some guests bring their favorite sets to cut and eat the roasted meats. In this case the razor sharp knife is marked "Arbolito", tree, in Spanish, the fork is marked Boker both very well made, and carried in a belt sheath.
No Doubt Boker is a worldwide company with good products.
Steve W
 

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Here’s a couple of Bokers and one other:
Bottom is marked “Solingen” and “Springer”
Middle, of course, AK 74
Top is a 712R.
I have been told the Springer shell puller is post WWI when
Germany was making anything sale-able to kick start
their industries. Its all steel; no brass liners.
 

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Flattop5 said:
I don't recall if I posted these photos or not. If so, then newbies might enjoy them anyway.

Knife 1: a German-made Boker, folder, 2 blades, stag handles, carbon steel blades, made circa 1980s/1990s.

Knife 2: German military paratrooper's knife (gravity knife), made I'm guessing circa 1965.
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I am probably all wet here, but German Paratrooper's knife 1965? 20 years after the war ended, they had paratroopers? Maybe I need a history lesson, and I will gladly accept one
 
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I am probably all wet here, but German Paratrooper's knife 1965? 20 years after the war ended, they had paratroopers? Maybe I need a history lesson, and I will gladly accept one
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Gravity knife might be a more appropriate term, although paratrooper sounds better. I believe these were carried by all kinds of West German troops, infantry, etc.
 
Apparently, the German gravity knife is a 1963 pattern. Cold War era. Military issue.


Late edit: from a war relics forum (my knife is a OFW):

"Only three companies in Germany manufactured this tool:
WMF, (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik), Carl Eickhorn u. OFW, (Otto Förster, Witzhelden).

The 1963 pattern gravity knife replaced the 1956 pattern gravity knife and was in fact a copy of the German WWII gravity knife, 2nd pattern, (take down).

Many para´s and soldiers of the tank units took this knife as souvenier as they quit, but, since 1st of April 2003, the possession of gravity knives is forbidden in Germany ..."

Bundeswehr gravity knife 1963 pattern

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