Thread: Are Boker King Cutters back in production?

Gents, sorry if this has been asked/answered before, I probably missed it. But check this out...Boker King Cutter Spanish Point Straight Razor 140502 - eBay (item 260357124241 end time Mar-05-09 19:05:01 PST)

Here's a cut and paste of the description...

"The new edition of a classic piece from 1906. To improve the cutting capability, real silver was added to the blade steel. Even today the structure of the blade surface is refined by the addition of silver, which improves the shaving result significantly. The carbon steel blade has the popular Spanish Point. The so called tapered hollow point of this blade can only be ground by highly experienced experts. Blade size 5/8". The handle scales are made of authentic buffalo horn. Each piece is serialized and comes in a historical box with a certificate of authenticity."

What a gorgeous razor. Are these in current production, and if so, by what manufacturer? Possibly yet another Dovo sub-brand?


Edit: Looks like I answered my own question... a bit of searching around revealed a few places selling these. So yeah, they are definitely newly minted.

What'dya think Pizza, Is it NOS? We should get Lynn in on this or Glen.....I'd like one.

This is my take on this type blades if blade doesn't have name on the shank =fake,sorry this is what think

I am not sure that they are fake, check this website:

Böker - Your Knife Made In Solingen

Perhaps other with more knowledge could elaborate but the site seems genuine and Boker has been making knives for as long as I can remember.

Al raz.

Yeah, and check out this link...Böker - Your Knife Made In Solingen

Genuine buffalo horn handle.. gorgeous blade, serialized, with a certificate of authenticity... my Buy it Now finger is getting awfully twitchy...

Zib, I think you and I should get us a new Boker!

Hey guys I covered this info in the brotherhood site a while back but don't mind covering it here the Boker Co. is indeed making straights again with the help of Mr. Wacker. They look very nice but have a high price point in my opinion here is an email I received from Boker a little while back when I contacted him about the origins of these razors.


I am glad I could help and you are satisfied with the information I could provide.
As to Mr. Wacker: Yes, it is true that he is helping us a lot to get back into the manufacturing of straight razors.
It is 2 generations that Boker has not manufactured this highly sensitive product. So there is no know how available within our staff. The grinding is the most critical operation as you know. Mr. Wacker is probably the best in town as far as this craftsmanship goes. So, we are happy that we can learn from him.

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Wow. auction doesn't end for another 28 days! what's up with that?

Originally Posted by Quick

Wow. auction doesn't end for another 28 days! what's up with that?

That's quite common for BIN items in ebay stores. It is not an auction.

Originally Posted by sparq

That's quite common for BIN items in ebay stores. It is not an auction.

Doh! I see that now.

Thanks for this thread!

For the new guys.....generally speaking if a new razor is made by a reputable company of quality steel then the shank/tang of the blade ( not the scales) will be either stamped or etched with the company name at a minimum. Etching on the face of the blade or scales and not the shank is used by cheapo razors on Ebay.

The second link showed several razors on page 1 & 2 and most of them have stamping/etching on the shank/tang of the blade.
This has been the one distinct marking we have been able to rely upon up until recently.
It would be a real shame if the good mfg stopped this practice.

BTW, IMHO that's an awfully high price for that King Cutter with no jimps or thumb notch. Also, the verbiage is a bunch of BS. Silver in steel? Spanish point is difficult to grind? What a bunch of baloney.

Buy an entry level Dovo, the quality is just as good then take your Dremel on a slow speed and grind in the Spanish point, just use plenty of water to keep the steel cool.