Legendary Knives of SF | WeaponsMan

Sir-I carried the Boker Applegate Fairbairn during my ETT tour and love it. I was working construction (during my short "hiatus" from active duty) and one of the job bosses was a former Infantry officer; Vietnam. When he found out I was headed overseas for that mission he asked, "Do they give you guys a good knife?" I responded, "No, I don't think so" (which proved to be true). He pulled out the Boker and handed it to me; "When everything's gone to hell, and you don't have another option". Fortunately, the only time I used my Boker in "anger" was against a krait (which kinda impressed the Afghans)...but it's still one of my favorite "EDC" knives, and one I hope to one day pass down to my son.

Joshua I was introduced to Boker knives when I was in Germany. One of my guys bought a very nice small field knife. It was a very nice knife to look at but at the same time it was rugged so you did not feel bad about using it. I remember we would pass it around and talk about what it would be good for.

It's probably not the best "utility" knife admittedly; I once owned an Ontario "Afghan" fixed blade that I gifted to a hunting buddy (and former Shipmate) that I'd call infinitely superior as a cutting tool...but the Applegate "feels" good for a fighting knife. I also like the fact that it's "small" enough to be carried discreetly, and the polymer positive retention sheath is pretty "form to function" too...as opposed to the originally provided nylon one.