Böker Bronco Knife Leather Sheath + Fire Steel

Böker Bronco Knife  

In designing the new Böker BRONCO fixed blade outdoor knife, they set themselves ambitious goals. It was to be state of the art technically and offer optimal functionality with regard to modern needs. To this end, it was to have the following characteristics:

- Universal and optimal usability for all professional outdoor users such as: bushcrafters, campcrafters, survivalists, long-distance hikers, hunters, SAR teams and others

- A blade of CPM steel at the highest level of metallurgical possibilities

- A handle that sits comfortably in the hand even during long work, fully encloses the continuous tang and does not draw heat from the hand in the cold

- A high-quality leather sheath that can be worn with and without a dangler, protects the knife from loss and damage, has a holder for a fire steel and is equipped with one

- 100% manufacturing at the Solingen/Germany site

- A moderate price with regard to the equipment

We were able to implement these ambitious requirements in the following way: CPM-3V was developed by Crucible Industries LLC – the specialist and global market leader for powder-metallurgy steels – to ensure, with fabulous edge retention and a hardness of 61±1 HRC, hitherto unknown shock-load tolerance, fracture elasticity and chip resistance. These properties of the powder-metallurgy carbon steel were achieved, among other things, through a precisely tuned chromium content of 7.5%. In this way, the positive properties of the alloying element Cr, such as the increase in wear resistance and hardenability, could be used while at the same time retaining a fine microstructure.

The universal wide drop point blade with a high saber grind has always been the hunter's preferred shape for big game and small game, and is also suitable both for fine tasks such as feathering sticks and for rough work such as the obligatory batoning. The tang is continuous and protrudes a few millimetres from the end of the handle. This provides maximum stability, and the tang also withstands powerful blows with a round piece of wood or another object. A short section of the blade spine forms sharp 90° edges on both sides for striking sparks from the supplied fire starter. TPE – thermoplastic elastomer – was chosen as the handle material; it fully encloses the tang and has a structure that grips in every direction of load. TPE is resilient, elastic, non-slip and has low thermal conductivity. The knife therefore sits securely in the hand in all weather and working conditions and, in wet and cold conditions, does not draw the strength from the fingers. Compared with ordinary elastomers, TPE also has the advantage of reducing the environmental burden in manufacturing, since this is purely physical and the lengthy, energy-intensive vulcanisation of chemically cross-linked elastomers is not required.

• Brand:  Böker Manufaktur Solingen
• Item type:  Fixed blade knife
• Overall length:  23.20 cm
• Blade length:  11.30 cm
• Blade thickness:  3.50 mm
• Weight:  148.00 g
• Blade material:  CPM-3V
• Handle material:  TPE
• Lock:  Fixed
• Made in:  Solingen
• Colour:  Black
• Blade colour:  Uncoated
• Sheath material:  Leather