Thread: Boker Fleet Street razor

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???

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....

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.