Boker Lancer

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BOKER LANCER
Designer: Serge Panchenko
Blade Thickness: 0.10 in
Blade Length: 3.0 in
Weight: 2.4 oz
Total Length: 7.0 in
Handle Material: G10
Locking Mechanism: Liner Lock
Blade Material: CPM-s35vn (first production), 440c (normal production)


This knife was offered to me for review at a discount.

Right off the bat this Boker presents this knife in a very nice box with a magnetic closure, which makes it great for gift giving. Even though the box does little more than hold the product I for one appreciate a nice box as I hold onto all of them (for some reason). In the box comes the standard paperwork and a torx tool for knife service. The Lancer is a very simple yet effective design that gives you everything you need in a locking knife and not much else. The knife and pocket clip are very flat and unobtrusive which allows it to disappear into your pocket. The first production of the Lancer (500 units) come with a CPM-s35vn blade with the normal production coming with a 440c blade.

Unlike the Patriot that I recently reviewed the Lancer blade rides on nylon washers that have proven themselves time and time again with other knife models and manufacturers. As you can see from the exploded pictures this one can be completely disassembled and reassembled with the provided tool. While this is a liner lock knife you can also see from the disassembled pictures that the liner is only as big as is necessary to serve as the lock. Though the pivot has a provision on both sides for a torx driver the end of it is indexed so that the show side scale holds it for you while disassembling or adjusting it. Right out of the box the centering on mine was good, the lock up was solid/early, the detent was great and the blade action was smooth. Also right out of the box, which you sometimes don’t see, the blade grind was even and it was shaving sharp.

Boker’s colaberation with a very unique designer leaves us with an affordable yet unique design for EDC. This seems to fill the niche for people looking for a nice, lightweight knife that can be carried to the office or in shorts with absolutely no problem. Below it is pictured with a couple contenders that are in the same weight class and fill the same niche for me anyway as the Lancer, the Kershaw Skyline at 7.4 in/2.5 oz and the Spyderco Delica 4 at 7.125 in/2.5 oz. Serge Panchenko is known for other designs like the Bean, the CoinClaw and the DogTag. The Lancer is reminiscent of those designs but is a more EDC friendly/useful package which offers the normal guy a chance at one of his designs without breaking the bank.

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Nice review. Really helps to see a photo comparison with other knives.
 
If Boker reads these forums, I wanna see a version of this knife with green micarta scales.
 
Do all the screws thread into metal sleeves? It's hard to tell from the pics. It almost looks like some just go into plastic.
 
Do all the screws thread into metal sleeves? It's hard to tell from the pics. It almost looks like some just go into plastic.

Yes, all screws go into metal. Picture 11 is the best representation of this. The pivot is in place at the top of the scale on the left, with the two handle spacers that the handle screws go into at the bottom of the left scale. The empty hole in the left scale is for the stop pin which also acts as a handle spacer/stiffener and you can see it's in place in the scale on the right.
 
I've been looking for one of these S35VN versions since I saw this thread and finally snagged one this week #451/500. It's pretty neat but I would have liked to see some metal liners on it. If I could get custom titanium scales to replace the G10 this would be an awesome little knife. I won't hold my breath on that though :D

It and the Graham Razel arrived today. Sweet knives that are not readily available.

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I've looked at the videos and write ups on the Lancer,to see if anyone speaks on how strong the detent is.
ie will the blade flip out with a wrist flip? I'm hoping its strong, otherwise customs will confiscate it,as a gravity knife.
 
I've looked at the videos and write ups on the Lancer,to see if anyone speaks on how strong the detent is.
ie will the blade flip out with a wrist flip? I'm hoping its strong, otherwise customs will confiscate it,as a gravity knife.

I just checked mine and the detent is light. It opened pretty easily with a wrist flick. I wouldn't risk it.
 
Thanks photoman! that's what I was afraid of. You just saved me from possibly losing another knife to Canada Customs.
 
I love this knife but, not for the price you guys are asking. Even the discount price at online factory authorized dealers for the 440C model is high imo.

Nice design, just too much money.
 
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