Thread: Scale question Boker

So folks I am in a quandary, I have an Boker 386 barbers notch that I am doing a restore on. The scales are wedgeless black plastic, there are no external engravings or markings. I thought these scales were replacements but after seeing a handful of ebay auctions like this.
Vintage H. BOKER STRAIGHT RAZOR King Cutter? black/box - eBay (item 370307441038 end time Dec-22-09 17:11:02 PST)
I am beginning to wonder if perhaps they are original.

As I said before there are no external markings, but after removing the pin I found "82B" in a raised script inside the scales.
They have no external wedge, instead they have raised sections at the non pivot end which serve as a built in wedge.
When I rub the scales I get a odd odor, and they take a nice shine.

So the why I was planning on making some replacements from bone.If these are original I will reinstall them. I like to keep things original if possible.

Thanks in advance for any help with this.
I'm off to finish polishing the blade.

Can you post a photo of YOUR scales?Hard to tell about originality.Boker was/is a large company and made many thousands of razors with lots of different scale types.Of course their insignia is the Boker "tree"so those scales are easy,but they also made lots of plainer ones without the tree.

I will post something tonight.