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The Boker EFD (Escrima Folding Dagger) and AFD (Advanced Folding Dagger)were some of the first one hand tactical folders made by Boker in Solingen, Germany, if I am not mistaken.
I recently purchased the EFD 2200 and was wondering who else here has a Boker EFD or AFD and what has their experience with it been. The good, the bad, and the ugly(if there is any)?
As the EFD came out in '04/'05 I did not have much luck finding reviews about the knife. I did find this thread though from a German knife forum and read it in German.
http://www.messerforum.net/showthread.php?t=20524
If anyone knows if either the EFD or AFD were reviewed in a knife magazine please let me know.
I've had knives since I was in Kindergarten with my first "buck style" lock blade with a motif of deer in a forest (something out of mail flyer that caught my attention), victorinox knives for back packing, and later collecting higher end medieval style German stag horn hunting knives and larger daggers(starting in 2000 with my first trip to Germany). Outside of the knives I use/collect, I have two historical blades: a German WWII solingen made bayonett and an Imperial German Cavalry Saber dating from around the
1880s.
The year I studied abroad in Goettingen, Germany, I carried a Herbertz Solingen made stag horn handle fixed blade knife in the inside breast pocket of my leather jacket. That was in '04/'05 and I still have the 4in bladed knife. In Germany compared to Southern California one has weather where one is able to make use of an inside jacket pocket as a carry option.
Coming back on topic to Boker: When I returned I wanted to continue carrying a large blade knife, but did not want to damage the high quality Herbertz knife in my pockets, or sweat through into the leather (beltless carry) sheath. Cargo pockets worked but obviously one can not wear cargo shorts/pants every day.
In '05 I picked up a smith and wesson "first production run" bulls eye model tactical folder with liner lock, pocket clip and aluminum handle. I liked it a lot but regrettably gave it away. I tried replacing it later on with a later run smith and weson bulls eye, but I went through 5 different knives/two different big 5 stores trying to find a knife that matched the quality on my first one. of the 5 knives 4 of them seized up (tang to liner lock) when flicking them open with force and the one I eventualy kepy before passing onto a friend had a warped washer, was not smooth and the liner lock did not fully engage wile opening the knife slowly.
That's Chinese manufacturing for you. A cheap price and crappy quality.
My local cutlery store carries Boker. They did not carry a liner lock, one hand opening knife, with a straight blade (no serrations) and a big handle, so I browsed through their catalog. The Boker AFD and EFD caught my attention, and months later I placed a special order with my cutlery store for an EFD. I paid the price because I demanded German quality and did not want to support the outsourcing of American knife manufacturing to China, or stockpile chinese junk. Given that (Magnum/Boker Plus) under Boker manufactures knives in China, I would not buy any Boker knife not made in Solingen Germany.
So far I really like the Boker EFD and am satisfied with the service and help from Terri at Boker USA in Colorado.
I recently purchased the EFD 2200 and was wondering who else here has a Boker EFD or AFD and what has their experience with it been. The good, the bad, and the ugly(if there is any)?
As the EFD came out in '04/'05 I did not have much luck finding reviews about the knife. I did find this thread though from a German knife forum and read it in German.
http://www.messerforum.net/showthread.php?t=20524
If anyone knows if either the EFD or AFD were reviewed in a knife magazine please let me know.
I've had knives since I was in Kindergarten with my first "buck style" lock blade with a motif of deer in a forest (something out of mail flyer that caught my attention), victorinox knives for back packing, and later collecting higher end medieval style German stag horn hunting knives and larger daggers(starting in 2000 with my first trip to Germany). Outside of the knives I use/collect, I have two historical blades: a German WWII solingen made bayonett and an Imperial German Cavalry Saber dating from around the
1880s.
The year I studied abroad in Goettingen, Germany, I carried a Herbertz Solingen made stag horn handle fixed blade knife in the inside breast pocket of my leather jacket. That was in '04/'05 and I still have the 4in bladed knife. In Germany compared to Southern California one has weather where one is able to make use of an inside jacket pocket as a carry option.
Coming back on topic to Boker: When I returned I wanted to continue carrying a large blade knife, but did not want to damage the high quality Herbertz knife in my pockets, or sweat through into the leather (beltless carry) sheath. Cargo pockets worked but obviously one can not wear cargo shorts/pants every day.
In '05 I picked up a smith and wesson "first production run" bulls eye model tactical folder with liner lock, pocket clip and aluminum handle. I liked it a lot but regrettably gave it away. I tried replacing it later on with a later run smith and weson bulls eye, but I went through 5 different knives/two different big 5 stores trying to find a knife that matched the quality on my first one. of the 5 knives 4 of them seized up (tang to liner lock) when flicking them open with force and the one I eventualy kepy before passing onto a friend had a warped washer, was not smooth and the liner lock did not fully engage wile opening the knife slowly.
That's Chinese manufacturing for you. A cheap price and crappy quality.
My local cutlery store carries Boker. They did not carry a liner lock, one hand opening knife, with a straight blade (no serrations) and a big handle, so I browsed through their catalog. The Boker AFD and EFD caught my attention, and months later I placed a special order with my cutlery store for an EFD. I paid the price because I demanded German quality and did not want to support the outsourcing of American knife manufacturing to China, or stockpile chinese junk. Given that (Magnum/Boker Plus) under Boker manufactures knives in China, I would not buy any Boker knife not made in Solingen Germany.
So far I really like the Boker EFD and am satisfied with the service and help from Terri at Boker USA in Colorado.
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