Boker KnifeBoker blades show the influence of many different national styles, which might be expected from a company with roots on three different continents. Boker intentionally patterns knives after popular regional designs, which often developed because they were the best blade for the local conditions. You’ll see familiar shapes like the puuko of Scandinavia and the American Bowie blade, produced with the best modern steel and the high standards of German engineering.

Company History

One of the company’s symbols, a giant tree, recalls the origin of the Boker company in Remscheid, Germany, where in the 17th Century a chestnut tree shaded the first Boker workshop. The company started out producing tools, including military sabers for the first time in 1829. By 1865, Boker had production facilities not just in Germany but in New York, Canada, and Mexico. World War II destroyed the company’s factory in Solingen, but international holdings in Argentina and Chile helped the company recover. Boker’s American division continued as a branch of Cooper Industries before becoming an independent corporation again, resulting in two different Boker brands being sold in the American market at the same time. Boker U.S.A, based in Denver, Colorado, uses the same trademark symbols as H. Boker Improved Cutlery, based in Solingen, Germany. You’ll also find the words “Treebrand” and “Arbolito” on the knives, a legacy of Boker’s history in South America.

Knives

Boker produces one of the largest product lines of any cutlery company, covering virtually every knife application, from military automatics to Damascus steel culinary knives. Boker’s line of slip-joint pocket knives looks as American as any U.S.-made folder; but you’ll find exceptional steel in Boker knives, along with very exacting standards. Sporting knives in folding and fixed blade styles follow the traditional knife patterns of hunting and fishing cultures from Europe, North America and South America. The common feature all include is precision. That approach extends to one of Boker’s newest products, the Gorm collection of kitchen cutlery. Designed by Danish knifemaker Jesper Voxnaes, the Gorm knives adapt Viking blade styles to the needs of today’s chefs.

Where to Buy


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Boker Jim Wagner Tactical Knife Plus | Plain Edge Blade Pocket Folder Gladius

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Boker Cop Survival Tool Kit | Tactical Serrated Cord Cutter, 440C Plus

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Boker Ceramic Pocket Knife Plus Anti-MC | Rust Proof Pocketknife Tactical Folder

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Boker Arbolito Paring Knife, Bird’s Beak | Peeling 2 1/2 Inch Blade w/ Delrin Handle

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Boker Hyper Knife by Chad Los Banos Subcom | Tactical Black Plain Edge Blade, Pocket Clip

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Boker Double Action Plus Folding Knife | Automatic Locking Plain Edge Blade

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Boker Whittler Pocket Knife, Solingen Carbon Steel | Plain Edge w/ Red Jigged Bone Handle

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Boker Yadama Paring Knife III | Damascus VG-10 Stainless Steel Blade

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Boker Tortoise Congress Pocket Knife | High Carbon Spear, Pen, & Sheepsfoot Blade

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Boker Infinity Ceramic Knife, Folding Pocket Clip | Drop Point Locking Collectible B-89

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Boker Throwing Knife Ziel II by John Bailey | Pro Competition Quality Stainless Steel

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Boker Utility Knife, Ceramic Blade | Exotic African Ebony Hardwood Handle

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Boker Survival Knife SK-5, Lightweight | Military Air Force Pilot Replica w/ Leather Sheath

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Boker Fighting Knife Dagger, Full Tang w/ Micarta Handle | Schanz Integral Green

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Boker Reality Rescue Knife by Jim Wagner | Includes Seat Belt Cutter, Gut Hook, Glass Punch

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Boker Magnum Plain Edge Locking Tanto Knife w/ Aluminum Handle | Top Lock Model B-BO008

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Boker Elk Hunter Plain Edge Fixed Knife | Brazilian Rosewood & Root Wood Handle

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Boker Arbolito Hunting Knife w/ Natural Stag Handle | Fixed Blade, Sheath

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Boker Automat Kalashnikov Knife | Cocobolo Hardwood Handle | Russian Military Collectible

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Boker Che Plate Folder Knife | Double Lockback Stainless w/ Clip

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Boker Damascus Pearl Gentleman’s Knife | Lockback Folding Pocketknife | Manfred Sachse

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Boker Mini Lockblade Stainless Steel Folding Pocket Knife

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Boker Tacticos Corto Military Tactical Knife | Full Tang Fixed Blade

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Boker Bud Nealy Tanto Knife | Stainless Steel Blade, Micarta Handle

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Boker Derlin Black Congress Pocket Knife | Stockman’s Stainless Steel Blade

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Boker Bullfrog Locking Stainless Steel Pocket Knife | Magnum Folder

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Boker Knives Damascus Steel | Japanese Folding Knife Collectible

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Boker Stockman Multi-Blade Pocket Folding Knife | Stag Handle

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