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So Boker is putting their name on a Sweeny Todd razor. They are referring to it as a pocket knife.
Boker offers Pocket knife Magnum Fleet Street Razor by Magnum by Boker as Classic pocket knife.
What does everyone think? Personally I think it kind of diminishes their name.
As a side note, I own the identical looking item minus the Boker branding. With a lot of work I have made it into nice shaver.
Isn't this the same razor???Attachment 146247
If it is a Magnum, it is a chinese Boker... Crap... I dont buy anything Boker, except vintage... The new stuff you just don't know where it came from.
I will say I kind of like the look of the blade, but new razors don't really call out to me as much.
No thanks, I'll stick to my vintage Bokers.
This item is the extreme bottom end of the Boker folding knife range. Don't know why one would post a low end knife in a razor forum. To each his own...
Their straight razors are the real deal, even the newly manufactured ones. I own and use six new ones. Good materials, well constructed, and they hold their edge well. I am trying to acquire three more.
If you want a Boker, and can't get a vintage to your liking, the new ones are every bit as good as the competition.
First post I have noticed that questions where Boker comes from. Can anyone elaborate as to why the razors might not be from Germany as Boker claims? Nice to know if I am the victim of fraud before I buy more....
HAR!! :rofl2::D:roflmao
I can't say much about their razors, as I don't have one, but I have a one of their pocket knives, and have given their pocket knives as gifts to family members. The one I have is designed by Neil Blackwood, the Pipsqueak. For a small knife it's a tank. High quality. Their titan line is also extremely well put together for production cutlery. Especially the Defender knives. I plan on getting the Titan Defender soon. Granted they also have a great deal of low end products which for the most part isn't so hot.
That's really sad. Vintage Bokers are fantastic razors. For a company to trash their brand like that is pretty stupid.
With regard to Boker modern razors, of the five I have honed in a space of 18 months or so I can categorically state that every one was a pale shadow of a vintage Boker.
That goes for looks, finish and edge.
One customer who only buys high end razors was so disappointed with the look of his new Boker blade that he had me rescale it in cheap scales and use the Boker scales on another of his razors. When he got the Boker back its edge holding was so poor he got rid of it.
Maybe the razors are better now but if this so-called razor knife is anything to go by, I doubt it.
Regards,
Neil.
I have a vintage Boker Red Injun 101 and a new Boker Edelweiss (along with a double duck Special#1) both Bokers have provided me great shaves and I like the fit and finish of both of them. I can't comment on their ability to keep an edge yet since both are new to me (less than a month) and honed by experts. While I certainly don't have the extensive SR experience that some of the previous posters have I love my Bokers old and new...a little more than my DD at the moment. We will see how I feel a a couple of years from now when I have more experience with more than a couple brands of straight razors.
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The main reason I bought this razor was for the simple fact of the address. Who wouldn't want a razor made on fleet street?!?
I would never give up my RP Red injun. One of my best razors by far.Quote:
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Is that a can opener on the back?Quote:
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I guess I should clarify. I don't suggest anyone purchase one of these for the suggested price. If I was a betting man, I'd say this is just the made in China 440 RSO that is all over eBay.
I got mine as an impulse buy at a costume shop for less than 10 bucks. This was before I even considered using a straight razor. On a whim, I tried to shave with it one night and it almost worked. As much fun as I had, I decided to go ahead and get the real thing and purchase my first straight razor and a strop.
A razor it is not. At least not off the shelf. The bevel is horrible and it appears to have been sharpened with a belt sander. I had a weeks worth of standing around to do at work. With all that time on my hands, I reshaped the blade and painstakingly reset the bevel of that beast. Oddly enough, it's now a good shaver.
Once again, this is not a razor. It's a project for an insane person with too much time on their hands. Seriously not for the faint of heart or an impatient person.
In my eyes putting that out there does tarnish their name to a degree. I've always been a fan of German Bokers. Had several of their pocket knives.
I've never owned/used a vintage Boker, but I do enjoy my King Cutter quite a bit. I'd feel safe telling someone to try it. Please take this with a grain of salt though. I've only used my Boker and my AOS (TI) in my 3 years of SR shaving.
Oh yeah? I've got one made across the street from White Friar's priory, before Sweeny Todd had been published!Quote:
Originally Posted by Magpie
On a whim I purchased one of the magnum Boker Fleet Street knives, if not for a pocket knife, for a conversation piece at meets and such from a seller I deal with on the bay.
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Clearly a big pocket knife and fairly shiny steel. But to put it in perspective here's a vintage Boker Adonis with it.
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I didn't know it was Chinese steel as it had none of the ( I thought) mandatory china stickers or identification on it. Either way its not a pocket knife either as it doesn't lock open. It hinges just like a real razor would so would be quite awkward as a knife, if not right out dangerous. Would fall under the concealed weapon moniker too I bet due to the blade length.
So, since I know no better being still pretty new to all this, I'm going to try and tape up the spine and put a proper edge it.
Don't know if I will have the rocks to actually shave with it but hey with a blade that long, I could be shaved, dressed, and at the hospital getting stitches quicker than a three pass shave today. Hehe.
It is nice looking live though I must admit. Deep etching on the steel scales and a cool profile. Was under 20 bucks CDN too so WTF. I have spent that much for one songs worth of entertainment and regretted it more.
Cheers Gents.
