Boker Plus Credit Card Knife – Don’t Leave home without it
I first saw this cool little folder about a year ago, it was made by custom knife maker John Kubasek out of Massachusetts. I thought it was a clever idea but the 175.00 price tag sort of turned me away from picking one up.
So when I was browsing some of my favorite knife retail sites I was surprised to see that Boker had licensed the design from Kubasek for production, and at a wallet friendly price of 19.95. At that price [and considering I had wanted one for quite some time] I went ahead and ordered one up for myself.
I am actually not really familiar with Boker knives outside of seeing them for sale in the PX. But from looking over a few Boker folders that some buddy’s of mine here in Iraq have they seem like ok blades, especially considering the price [all the Boker knives in the PX are under 30 bucks].
The Boker Plus Credit Card Knife is a cool little knife that opens by rotating the blade across the handle/liner where it locks into place. When closed, the blade lays on the handle/liner, at first I thought the exposed blade may be unsafe but it fits snug enough as not to expose the sharpened blade.
Boker Plus Credit Card Knife folded
The handle/liner itself is made of titanium and locks the blade into place just like a liner lock on a folding knife. The blade is 440C Stainless Steel, not the highest end steel but considering the price it works fine with this unique style of knife.
It also has a secure fitting pocket clip that opens the door to tons of different carry options due to the overall light weight of this knife.
Boker Plus Credit Card Knife folded rear pocket clip
The blade is not too sharp when you get it, so you will have to take a few minutes to put a nice edge on it. For a small lightweight neck/hideout knife it is pretty solid, but I am pretty sure that if I were to actually stab someone with it the blade would break off from the handle/liner. So if you use it for self defense I would use it as a slashing and not a stabbing weapon
The Highs:
First of all this sucker is feather weight at 1.1 ounces, you don’t even notice it at all when you carry it. Also, when you remove the pocket clip it is extremely thin, about the width of 2 credit cards making it a perfect hideout knife [it will fit in the small pocket on a pair of jeans or in a wallet easily].
Value:
This is not the highest quality knife that you can buy, but like I mentioned above for the price I feel that the quality is fine – if this cost 80 bucks I would have had a problem, but at around 20 bucks I am pretty happy with it.
Conclusion:
The Boker Plus Credit Card Knife would probably not be my first choice for a back-up fighting knife, I am thinking it would be more of a last-ditch weapon or E&E tool.
But lately I have been using it as a utility knife [the primary knife I am carrying these days I don’t use for utility cutting], after you give it a good sharpening it makes short work of everyday cutting tasks.
This would also be a good choice for people who cant [or don’t want to] carry large bladed “tactical” looking knives at work. The Boker Plus Credit Card Knife also scores a few points in the “cool” category. Overall it is a cleverly designed knife that has a unique look to it, If you have 20 bucks lying around I would say it is a buy.
Boker Plus
Credit Card Knife
Around 19.95
Boker Plus Credit Card Knife >>>
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~James G
Founder – Editor in Chief
James G is a Veteran Civilian Contractor who has worked in the Middle East and Southeast Asia for way too long; he has traveled to over 50 countries chasing fortune and glory. He spends his off time in Indonesia and Virginia getting drunk, shooting guns, writing poorly written articles and playing in traffic. James G. on FACEBOOK
Anyone else here own a Boker knife – what do you think of them?
~James G
James G.(Quote This Comment)
I own one of the Subcom, it’s an awesome HAK, carry it at work almost everyday.
Dui Sigurdsson(Quote This Comment)
I own several Böker knives; my two favorites are the Subcom folder (also a great wallet/hideout knife IMO, although it´s a bit thicker than the credit card knife) and the Trance, a slightly larger/longer version of the Subcom.
Generally speaking, Böker offers affordable, good quality knives, both folders and fixed blades.
Their knives cover a wide price range and lots of different makes, models and styles.
You can find very nice knives all over that spectrum IMO.
T. Bold(Quote This Comment)
Not to sure how true it is, but in China they say to not give knives as gifts as it will sever the friendship/relationship. When I give a knife as a gift, I always make them give me a penny. That way, Im not pushing my luck. I have done this for the last 8 years and so far, so good. Take it for what it is worth…Merry Christmas.
Mattlock(Quote This Comment)
Boker makes descent knives, but, i’m sticking with my Benchmades for carry knives, the 585 Barrage is my everyday carry now. The little credit card makes a good backup.
Steve Littlefield(Quote This Comment)
You must have got a good one, or else I got a bad one. Ordered one months ago at Amazon. I left a review of the knife there. The edge was totally dull, and yes, it could take a nice edge with work but I expected Boker products to be fairly sharp. On mine, the blade sat up about 1/8 inch or so from the frame, when closed… enough to nick finger tips, snag folding cash, etc. Sadly, the whole prob could have been avoided if they had simply extended that little piece of fiber material which covers the point, another half inch or so around the side. So I don’t know why they left that part of the blade exposed.
Anyway, glad you got a good one – for me, I would rather carry a single edge razor blade in its cardboard wrap, or an X-Acto blade wrapped in heavy foil, but like I say, maybe I just got a lemon.
Slobyskya Rotchikokov(Quote This Comment)
I own a Miltner Adams Boker along with several other MA knives . I love them .
http://miltner-adams.com/
here is the Boker
http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=BO02BO260
Jeff Smith(Quote This Comment)
It’s like Nut N’ Fancy, except you don’t want to blow your brains out watching it!
Sweet vids James, now wheres that Podcast?
Kevin M.(Quote This Comment)
Boker knives have been around for as long as I can remember(and I’m 65) so that’s a while. They were always well thought of and had very good carbon steel in them. I still can’t sharpen these new steels as well as I could the older carbon based varieties, especially the ones from Germany or the ones from Case.
tjbbpgobIII(Quote This Comment)
I’ve been carrying this Boker Sub com Chad los Banos model for sometime now and love it though trying to put and edge on it is a PITA.
Stiv(Quote This Comment)
Careful – You’ll poke your eye out with that young man!
STIV IN THE HIZZY!
~James G
James G.(Quote This Comment)
Sweet, thanks for the feedback on Boker Knives – I will pick up one of Boker’s Folding Tactical Knives at the PX and put it through the ringer here in Iraq for an article
~James G
James G.(Quote This Comment)
Great article and video, James. I’ve been carrying a Boker Subcom for the past few years. I paid 25 bucks for it and it’s a really good knife for 25 bucks. I usually clip it inside my waistband. It’s a decent utility knife, but it’s definitely a last resort as a fighting knife. You had a really good point in the video. You don’t want to scare your coworkers by whipping out a combat folder to open a box or to cut up an apple, so the Boker is good in that respect. This Credit Card knife looks good. I think I’m going to have to get one of those too.
Tahoma(Quote This Comment)