Boker Plus 01BO801 Tech-Tool City 1 Knife with 2-3/4" 12C27 Steel Hollo Ground Blade

I'm a big fan of this knife. My EDC for the last couple of years has been a Kershaw Leek, and it's a great knife, but I'm a little self-conscious about whipping it out in front of bystanders. For non-knife people it looks aggressive, weapon-like. I wanted to go back to something with good utility, but more like a gentleman's folder. It's been a little adjustment getting used to two-handed opening again, but it's fine.Carrying the Leek all this time has got me used to carrying with a clip, so I didn't want to go back to a Swiss Army knife (which I love) banging around in my dress pants. I thought this Boker would be a good compromise between a SAK and the Leek, and it is! It's a light-yet-sizeable, sturdy, and has a satisfying tactile snap when opening and closing the blade. The 12C27 Sandvik holds a good edge. The glass breaker is a bonus and it's unobtrusive.If you have concerns about 'made in China', well, you'd never know from the look and feel. Fit & finish is good. The G10 scales are fairly grippy (although not as textured as a lot of G10 out there), the blade centers nicely, and the clip is stout.I've posted pics for comparison. Left to right: Kershaw Chive, a 25 year old Wenger Tradesman, Boker Tech-Tool 1, Kershaw Leek. You can get a basic idea of size between them. The Leek, although hard to see in the pics, is about 3/8" longer and a hair less thick when folded. This Boker is WAY lighter than the Leek. I don't even know it's there when carrying. The blade is much larger than the Wenger's and it has a nice hollow grind, drop point.I've handled the Tech-Tool 2, as well, and it's equally as nice. The extra layer + corkscrew made it a little thicker/heavier than I was looking for.FYI - The Victorinox micro-screwdriver tool made to screw into SAK's corkscrew is NOT compatible with the Boker corkscrew.

The deep pocket clip really hides it during carry, and I don't notice that it is there until I need to use it. I just love the texture and the look of the D10 scale handle. (Not sure If I will ever need the Glass Breaker).One thing I might comment is that although the clip has an option to be either tip up or tip down, it came as tip down. When I used my T6 screw Driver to unscrew to change to tip up, the screws where super, super tight. I think they used a lot of loc-tight or something. Anyway, I ended up stripping the T6 Torx screw, and by the time I reassembled it, the blade was not able to be tight again, and now it wobbles. This bothers me, but it is still usable.Maybe someday, I will find a replacement screw. I check the Boker website, but it seems they want $9.99 for the screws as spare parts. Oh well, I'll just use it for small jobs.

I was tired of the look of my Swiss army knives; this knife looks more like a tool and less like a red toy to me. Fit and feel in the hand is nice. It will be the knife I keep in my pocket most often. My exmaple had no defects and worked perfectly. Recommended buy but I am no knife expert.

This is my new favorite knife. It is light weight, and is great for EDC. The blade sharpness was better than expected out of the box.

Didn't realize this didn't have a blade lock when I purchased. I've been using locking blades for such a long time I'm actually a bit wary of using this. For the price it should have one. Otherwise it's a fine piece.

Too bad they used relatively low grade steel for the blade otherwise very good small pocket knife - I use it to open the mail occasionally

Meh... Same as Swiss Army Knife.