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Böker Drops an Heirloom Knife for the Ages. Here’s How to Get It for Much Less

This exquisite collector’s grail stuns from every angle, but the price tag does not have to sting as much.

Close-up of a blue and red patterned knife handle with a gold circular emblem featuring a tree design.Böker
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By Steve Mazzucchi

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At first glance, Böker’s latest premium knife will make your jaw drop for multiple reasons.

Perhaps even more than the showstopping looks, the $1,099 MSRP is sure to do the job.

Folding knife with a blue patterned handle and a Damascus steel blade resting on a worn brown book.
Say what you will about the price, the BRLW Fulldress Damast is a knife of uncommon beauty.
Böker

The good news is, we’ve found it elsewhere for a much lower, albeit still considerable, figure.

This makes all the BRLW Fulldress Damast has to offer worthy of serious consideration as a generational investment.

Premium in every way

First things first: the knife can be procured via Columbia, Louisiana-based Knifeworks for $576, which is both a lot and a massive savings.

Close-up of a knife blade with intricate Damascus steel pattern and a blue handle.
The blade’s Nidhogg pattern is a real IYKYK element that serious collectors are sure to appreciate.
Böker

What do you get for all that scratch? As with all of Böker’s highest-level knives, this one is assembled at their main factory in Solingen, Germany’s de facto knife capital. 

The headline feature is the blade, a 2.58-inch drop-point made of Damasteel Damascus in the Nidhogg pattern, incorporating 264 layers through the legendary Swedish steel maker’s precision powder metallurgy process.

Close-up of a Damascus steel knife blade with intricate wave patterns and a blue handle featuring a gold tree emblem.
A discreet false edge along the spine near the tip of the blade reduces the tip weight to aid in precise cutting.
Böker

The result is a beautifully beguiling aesthetic, not to mention superior hardness and edge retention, should you choose to do something with this knife beyond displaying it on your mantle.

Deployment comes via a subtle rear flipper, with a classic liner lock holding the blade securely in place.

Close-up of a blue and purple patterned folding knife spine with visible metal liners and brass pins.
Jimping on the spine of the blade and the liner lock boost grip, for detail-oriented slicing and easier one-handed blade retraction, respectively.
Böker

The equally sumptuous handle is machined from a proprietary titanium alloy called Mokuti, highlighted by iridescent violet and blue hues that are the natural result of anodization and heat treatment.

These processes ensure no two handles are exactly alike, adding another level of uniqueness to a 2.65-ounce knife that’s limited to 99 units already.

Close-up of a metal object with vibrant blue, purple, and orange swirling patterns and a small brass screw.
The process behind the shimmering titanium alloy handle and clip ensures no two are alike.
Böker

The same material makes up the matching pocket clip, with gold-colored hardware serving as an accent and a lanyard hole offering an additional carry option.

As you’d expect from a knife of this quality, you’d better believe it comes with a display case.

Availability and pricing

Limited to 99 pieces, the Böker BRLW Fulldress Damast is available from Knifeworks for $576.

About the Author:

Now managing editor, Steve has served in a variety of roles with GP since 2019. Having previously written and edited for such publications as Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Esquire and ESPN, he enjoys covering a range of topics — but mostly those pertaining to cycling, snow sports, pocket knives and motos — and dreams of a utopian world in which everyone’s bike seat is at the proper height.

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