Boker Outdoor and Collection | 2024

BOKER MANUFACTORY SOLINGEN | Damascus & Collector's Knives
1 | BOKER MG-42 DAMAST DAGGER
With the classically elegant Boker MG-42 Damast
Dagger, the crown of historical Boker Damascus
steel projects is provided with yet another jewel.
The MG-42 is one of the internationally renowned
milestones in weapons technology, thanks above all
to its revolutionary production technology at the time
with the consistent use of stamped sheet metal parts,
exceptional reliability and ease of use, and a cadence
that was previously unknown.
Raw materials and production time had increasingly
become critical and decisive factors in the course
of the war. Therefore, the Army Ordnance Office
was looking for a successor to the MG-34, which
was already convincing in its function, but took
up too much time and material due to its complex
production. The new MG was also to serve as a
standardized weapon for light, anti-aircraft, airborne
and aperture purposes. Since the central task was
not to improve the product but to optimize the
manufacturing process, a proven specialist in mass
production rather than a weapons expert was
commissioned with the new design.
2 | BOKER DAILY KNIVES AK1 DAMAST
Created in cooperation with the young knifemaker
Alex Kremer and Daily Customs, the Boker Daily
Knives AK1 is a versatile small everyday knife which is
not only completely convincing as an EDC but already
enjoys cult status.
The great success of the models with RWL-34 blade
steel prompted us to design a high-end version. While
the manufacturer, Fat Carbon, had already surprised
us time and again with composite patterns that we
could not have imagined before, the new material
Fat Carbon Space Coral Silver sets a completely new
accent. The cross section of the pattern is rotated
by 90° and the even spacing of the fine lines are
arranged in ingeniously ordered chaos.
This material highlight was considered just good
enough for us to use it as handle scales for the blade
and tang made of stainless Damascus by Chad Nichols
in the Boomerang pattern. This creates a charming
visual interplay between the materials, which also
both have the best mechanical properties in their
respective functions.
2 | Boker Daily Knives
AK1 Damast.
$ 745.00
BOKER MANUFACTORY
SOLINGEN
1 | Boker MG-42
Damast Dagger.
$ 854.00
The choice fell on Werner Gruner, a mechanical
engineer at the Johannes Großfuß metal and
lacquerware factory. Gruner was presumably assisted
in the development by experienced gun designers.
The consistent use of sheet metal stampings instead
of milled parts and the omission of accurateness
in non-functional details made it possible to build
a weapon that was even more reliable than its
predecessor, while significantly reducing production
time and costs. Almost trouble-free function and
firing accuracy in all weather conditions, the change
of hot-shot barrels within seconds and a cadence
of 1,500 rounds per minute (25 rounds/second)
established the MG-42's reputation. A brake in the
form of additional mass in the breech cavity made
it possible to reduce the immense cadence to 700
rounds/minute and thus the ammunition consumption.
A roller shutter controlled by a cam made these
impressive technical characteristics possible. In a
slightly modified form, the MG-42 is still the standard
MG of the German armed forces today as MG 3. Rare
originals from the Second World War fetch between
$40,000 and $60,000 at Rock Island Auctions.
The steel of the MG-42 is forged by our long-time and
experienced partner Chad Nichols into the heart of
the dagger, the double-edged blade with a discreet
hollow groove on both sides. The chosen Damascus
pattern, Low Layer Raindrop (40 layers) is excellently
accentuated by the symmetrical profile of the blade.
The dagger's toggle and pommel are made of solid
stainless steel. In the pommel, the cooling fins
and gas outlets of the recoil amplifier (actually a
combined component with the functions of a recoil
amplifier, a flash hider and a barrel guide sleeve)
were incorporated as a design element. Nevertheless,
form followed function here as well, for the grooves
increase the grip of the dagger in the reverse grip.
The toggle and pommel joinlessly hold the barrelshaped
roll of polished desert ironwood, which is
automatically centered in the hand by its shape.
The dagger is equipped with a high quality sheath
made of dark brown leather with a belt loop and
place reinforcement. Supplied with a classy frame
case for seemingly floating presentation, certificate
of authenticity and individual serial number. Blade
length: 5.31". Thickness: 5mm. Overall length: 10.00".
Weight: 6.9 oz.
Item No. 121506DAM $ 854.00
The handle scales can be removed effortlessly with
the included Torx key, so that the elaborately crafted
lanyard hole at the end of the handle can be turned
around when the handle scales are removed and
optionally disappear into the handle. Supplied with a
high quality black leather sheath, which has a sewn-in
Ulticlip and can be conveniently attached to the hem
of the pocket thanks to the locking spring clip. This
allows the Boker AK1 Damast to be drawn effortlessly
while the sheath is reliably held in place by the
Ulticlip. Handmade in the Boker Knife Manufactory
in Solingen. Blade length: 3.11". Thickness: 2.4mm.
Overall length: 6.85". Weight: 2.4 oz.
Item No. 122509DAM $ 745.00
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