Boker from the 1800s

[Allen]

While a great many English knives exist from the 1800s, we don't see many German variations that still survive dating from the 19th century.
Certainly museums house some fine examples, but very few are in collector's hands.
Here is one such example from Boker which dates from the 1860 to 1890 era.
This is quite a stunning four-blade swell-center Congress model with ivory handles and wonderful nickel silver sculpted tip bolsters.
The handle is 3-1/2 inches long and features a nickel silver shield on the front side.
This elegant antique knife produces beautiful music for me.

 

[kaiman]

This. Is. Incredible. Can't get my eyes off of it.

 

[kaiman]

This elegant antique knife produces beautiful music for me.

Right. Absolutely right. I'm stunned.

 

[Allen]

This. Is. Incredible. Can't get my eyes off of it.

Thank you for the kind words.

 

[kaiman]

Thank you for the kind words.

Thank YOU for showing this fantastic piece ... where do you always find those treasures ...?

 

[Bryn28]

Such a beautiful old knife ...thanks for showing Allen.

 

[Arie Leib]

While a great many English knives exist from the 1800s, we don't see many German variations that still survive dating from the 19th century.
Certainly museums house some fine examples, but very few are in collector's hands.
Here is one such example from Boker which dates from the 1860 to 1890 era.
This is quite a stunning four-blade swell-center Congress model with ivory handles and wonderful nickel silver sculpted tip bolsters.
The handle is 3-1/2 inches long and features a nickel silver shield on the front side.
This elegant antique knife produces beautiful music for me.

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Wow! Just Wow! It's magnificent. You are absolutely right, such treasures exist only in museums and private collections. It is unlikely that you can buy something like this on *** Gelöscht. Hinweise auf Internet-Auktions-Plattformen sind im Messerforum nicht erwünscht. ***, and even more so at flea markets or garage sales. You're lucky to have this. Respect

 

[Abu]

Hi @Allen, again an absolutely gem of a knife. Sounds like „Song of joy“.

Abu

 

[Rudi_57]

I’ll add another beautiful!

 

[Allen]

Thank you boogerbrain, Bryn28, Arie Leib, Abu, and Rudi57.
I've been at this fascinating hobby for many decades and enjoy it more with each year that passes.
As all of you fellow collectors know, the United States was a major destination for knives from Europe, especially from England and Germany from the mid 1800s through the mid 1900s.
So, I am very fortunate as a collector in the U.S. to have an ability to access old knives that need to be searched out like rare gems.

 

[Arie Leib]

Thank you boogerbrain, Bryn28, Arie Leib, Abu, and Rudi57.
I've been at this fascinating hobby for many decades and enjoy it more with each year that passes.
As all of you fellow collectors know, the United States was a major destination for knives from Europe, especially from England and Germany from the mid 1800s through the mid 1900s.
So, I am very fortunate as a collector in the U.S. to have an ability to access old knives that need to be searched out like rare gems.

You're welcome, Allen.
You've come to the right place. Here you will always be helped and shared with information. I fully share your views. And we are waiting for new treasures from you 😉

 

[cut]

While a great many English knives exist from the 1800s, we don't see many German variations that still survive dating from the 19th century.
Certainly museums house some fine examples, but very few are in collector's hands.
Here is one such example from Boker which dates from the 1860 to 1890 era.
... model with ... wonderful nickel silver sculpted tip bolsters.

As always it is great that you are sharing your vintage knife related expertise, Allen!
Thank you for making us learn of that outstanding mid 1800s Boker pocket knife.

You are right that museums are housing fine examples.
Anyway museums' knives which are showing up for display there are surely a minority of patterns that cutlers have crafted that time.
A Solingen cutler's warehouse catalog of the early 1800s is illustrating hundreds of hand painted sketches of pocket knives ... and a lot of such knives are deluxe patterns with different art work of decorated bolsters.

Abbildungen aus einem Lagerkatalog eines Solinger Messerherstellers, undatiert, wohl Anfang 1800.
Das Musterbuch zeigt die Messer als handgezeichnete Skkizzen in Original-Grösse.
Grüße
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[Allen]

As always it is great that you are sharing your vintage knife related expertise, Allen!
Thank you for making us learn of that outstanding mid 1800s Boker pocket knife.

You are right that museums are housing fine examples.
Anyway museums' knives which are showing up for display there are surely a minority of patterns that cutlers have crafted that time.
A Solingen cutler's warehouse catalog of the early 1800s is illustrating hundreds of hand painted sketches of pocket knives ... and a lot of such knives are deluxe patterns with different art work of decorated bolsters.

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Abbildungen aus einem Lagerkatalog eines Solinger Messerherstellers, undatiert, wohl Anfang 1800.
Das Musterbuch zeigt die Messer als handgezeichnete Skkizzen in Original-Grösse.
Grüße
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Thank you cut, and those are fantastic images from an old pattern book.
What beautiful knives!!!