Thread: Original scales on Boker?

Just got this Boker of ebay.I have seen so many with this ivory imitation scales, that I assumed they were original...Now I have my doubts.There is no sign of the Boker insignia.
Anyone that knows the answer?

merry christmas.

Hey Kris, can't answer the scale question but I did see this razor and was very interested in it. My missing piece to my razor puzzle is a nice shoulderless.

Good job!!!

Thanks, I just buffed it up with some Maas, looks great.Just love those Bokers

Kris one way I can usually tell is the pins, look at the wedge pin and compare it to the pivot pin very closely... Most of the time if the scales were changed the pins will not match...

hmm.The wedge pin seems slightly smaller...Anyways, I read somewhere that original Boker and Henckel scales allways has Insignias on them.Know anything sertain of this? thanks Glen.

I do not think that is true Kris, but the resident Boker expert is Doc you might drop him a PM and ask him to look at this thread... Also check out the Boker Brotherhood in the razor clubs sub-forum, there is tons of info in there too....

I think Glen is on to something again, I have a Boker with the original scales, and it don't have any insignas on it, further more I have/had 2 Henckle's razors whitout insignas on the scales, one was a 70 1/2 and the other one is a 277, both of them non Friodurs. So I'm pretty sure there are both Bokers and Henckles out there without the insignas on the scales.

But I might be wrong, it has happened before

Originally Posted by KristofferBodvin

Just got this Boker of ebay.I have seen so many with this ivory imitation scales, that I assumed they were original...Now I have my doubts.There is no sign of the Boker insignia.
Anyone that knows the answer?

merry christmas.

Kristoffer, I think these scales are original.
Source: Go to the Boker Brotherhood Page 6. There is a Boker catalogue from 1906 in PDF format posted by Doc (pages 103-106). The first razor on page 2 has scales that look like yours.

Ah, here we go: http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...age-103-106.pd

thanks guys.I really like the scales, and now even more since they seem to be original.

yeah those are the originals. Not all boker scales were marked. Looks like you got a nice one there and welcome to the brotherhood be sure and post a pic on the brotherhood thread!!!!