Thread: The Boker Brotherhood

Just sharing with the other Böker lovers.

Here is an original King Cutter with MOP Tang in 5/8 size. very nice shaver extra hollow.

the second is a Bôker Perfection which I rescalled in cocobollo, It is a perfect shaver 7/8 at the toe 6/8 at the heel. One of my best shavers

Nice! Ive only seen one other with those inlays! I like it!!! Goid buy

Here is my last boker... It will be in the hands of somebody else soon since i did the restore for someone else! Great Boker Bicycle and i do regret it to let her go!

Shaved with this one this morning! Swiftly and smoothly removed a full beard that I have been maintaining since November. My best JNAT edge yet!

Wow what an amazing find
Those are some nice bokers
I've never seen the ivory covered sides before

I hope you get them sharp and enjoy them for a long time

At least buy that man a bottle of rye whiskey or something

Guess I can finally post my Bokers since I finally finished my other Boker which happens to be my favorite razor. I really have a soft spot for shouldless grinds. Here is my model 1101 5/8+ and a 9/16. I'm not sure of the model of the other one. Pictures aren't the best.

Not vintage, but a brand new one. Shaves great! 6/8 silver steel.

Very nice razor. I'm still puzzled about what is meant by silver steel.

Originally Posted by rpaduano

Very nice razor. I'm still puzzled about what is meant by silver steel.

I'm sure someone else knows better than I do, but I think at one time in the past it meant there was some small percentage of silver in the steel, but now, I think it's more of a branding name. The razor is actually carbon steel, not stainless...and more of interest to me it has a nice heft, a nice grip that fits my hand and shaves me well.

Someone who is a collector, please jump in. I'd like to know what Silver Steel means/meant also.

Source, Wikipedia:

"Silver steel is common tool steel that is supplied as a centerless ground round bar (with tolerances similar to that of drill rod).
Amongst other applications, it has been widely used to make such things as punches, engravers, screwdrivers. Sheffield silver steel is used in France as a blade steel for straight razors. In Finland, German silver steel was and still is widely used for Puukko knives.

The composition is defined by UK specification BS-1407, and is as follows: carbon 0.95–1.25, manganese 0.25–0.45, chromium 0.35–0.45, silicon 0.40 max.[1] In the annealed state it has a hardness of 27 HRC. It can be hardened to 64 HRC.[2]

The European/Werkstoff equivalent grades are 1.2210 / 115CrV3 with a composition of: carbon 1.10–1.25, manganese 0.20–0.40, chromium 0.50–0.80, silicon 0.15–0.30, vanadium 0.07–0.12."

Looks like the Bokers might be the higher carbon content or European/Werkstoff type. Silver steel is just another name for high carbon steel.