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Böker’s Latest Robust Tactical EDC Knife Offers Much More Than You Need — In a Good Way

Precision engineered and machined for optimal performance, the formidable folder tackles everyday cutting tasks better than the rest.

Close-up of a folding knife blade with a thumb hole and textured black handle on a grid surface.Böker
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By Steve Mazzucchi

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“Buy a little more computer than you need” is pretty classic and useful advice, as this move helps future-proof it against upcoming tech developments.

Along similar lines, “buy a little more EDC knife than you need” isn’t a bad tip either, as you’ll likely face tasks down the road you didn’t anticipate at the time of purchase.

Folding knife with a silver tanto blade and textured black handle on a black rubber mat.
The DTK boasts a unique, eye-catching silhouette that makes no compromises when it comes to performance.
Böker

With that in mind, Böker’s DTK (Duty Tactical Knife) is worth a long, hard look. 

It’s almost definitely more knife than you need — with the price to match — which ensures it will serve you well for years to come.

Steel of approval

There’s no question that a big chunk of this knife’s $215 price tag owes to blade material, the dominant super steel of our age, MagnaCut.

Developed by Dr. Larrin Thomas, in concert with Crucible Industries and Niagara Specialty Metals, the game-changing powder metallurgy stainless steel emerged in 2021 with an as-yet unmatched blend of high toughness, corrosion resistance and edge retention. 

Hand holding a small tanto-style folding knife with a silver blade and black textured handle.
As is often the case, the business end is the pricey end. That’s MagnaCut for ya.
Böker

While it no longer has the new car smell of five years ago, that has only brought the price down a bit, not the quality. 

As GP’s own Hayley Helms has pointed out, most of us don’t necessarily need a MagnaCut or other super steel-powered knife — just like we don’t need a hemi —  but it sure is nice to have and the investment starts to pay off as the years go by. 

Black folding knife with textured handle and partially visible silver blade on a patterned black surface.
The GFN handle is not only super tough but also super light, a big reason the DTK dips well under three ounces.
Böker

The case gets easier when the blade itself is as robust as that of the DTK — a satin-finished 2.99-inch tactical tanto with a dual grind, defined ricasso and reinforced tip that’s as stable, sharp and capable as they come.

Thanks to a ball-bearing and a tear-drop thumbhole with textured jimping, deployment is swift and smooth, secured by a crossbar lock that makes one-handed retraction just about as easy.

Hand holding a folding knife with a black textured handle and a silver tanto-style blade marked "MAGNACUT.
The crossbar lock ensures the blade stays steady — and is just about as easy to retract as it is to deploy.
Böker

Meanwhile, the DTK’s ergonomic glass-reinforced nylon handle is grippy, strong and lightweight, a big reason the whole package tips the scales well under three ounces — 2.72 to be precise.

The knife also boasts homegrown construction — crafted as it is at Böker HQ in the German knifemaking capital of Solingen — and attractive options to tote and store, including a reversible deep-carry clip, lanyard hole and felt case.

Black textured folding pocket knife with a partially exposed silver blade held in a hand.
The reversible clip and lanyard hole give you multiple carry options.
Böker

More EDC knife than you need? Surely.

But keep this task-hungry beast on your hip, and it’ll justify the price tag soon enough.

Availability and pricing

The Böker DTK is available now for $215.

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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