Thread: 3 in one day

Hello! Last saturday i went to an antique mall with the hopes of picking up a W&B Chopper that I saw about two months earlier. The mall had a super sale so i figured I'd pick it up. It was gone. It sold a week before the sale. Heart broken, I picked up these:



I'm pretty sure we've all seen the Dovos, we'll skip over them for now, but this is the first time I've seen a Boker like this. Also, this is the cleanest blade I've seen in the wild ever! I was super excited that I didn't have to do the restore process and just get on with the honing - it was dull. Its just one of those well behaved blades. Took to sharp within about 2 min on a 4k and about 1min on an 8k. The gold wash is pretty much intact. I don't know if this rare but i couldn't find any pics online. It has a neat Boker tree on the end of the handle and some lattice work on the pin side. There is only one pinned and I assume the wedge is glued in. Any info on this guy would be great.
Oh, and what's the opinion on bevel width? Visually, do you like a wide, defined bevel or a glistening, sliver of an edge? I like the look of the narrow bevel but, on a small level, i feel like the wider bevels give a better shave due to the lower angle. Happy shaving everyone!

I could be wrong, but both Dovos look like new models. The Boker King Cutter is a pretty common vintage blade, and a very good one I might add. The condition is very good and I'd say you found a great Boker there. Get it pro honed and then get shavin!!

Great boker.
My first straight is a boker in identical scales. Mines got Adonis written across the blade in gold wash but looks near identical aside from that.
I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine. Opened a whole new hobby up for me.

Yeah, the dovo razors are new (and gorgeous, and shave great), but I was more interested in the Boker. I have another King Cutter and Ive seen quite a few, but this was the first time I've seen one of these. This one shaves better than my old one.

Nice finds, especially that Boker! I have a similar one that I recently won off the bay but I am still in the process of restoring because it came much rougher than yours. You are fortunate to have found it in that condition!

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Great boker.
Mine's got Adonis written across the blade in gold wash

Let me guess, Mike!.....You personalized your Boker in gold wash!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Let me guess, Mike!.....You personalized your Boker in gold wash!

Well, I did touch it up a little,,,as I rubbed off the original some before I knew how not to..

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Well, I did touch it up a little,,,as I rubbed off the original some before I knew how not to..

You are too modest, Mike!

What a great pick up! You never know what you will find out in the wild. Happy hunting.