Boker whipped up something special for stiletto-heads this, with the incoming – although none-too-creatively-titled – Stiletto 3.5, an homage to historical examples of the form produced with modern materials chosen from the Boker Plus suite.
You might think that, given the name, the Stiletto 3.5 has a blade length of 3.5 inches – but that isn’t so. According to the official spec sheet, its blade length is 3.15 inches, but makers measure blade length from different starting points so the name could refer to the blade’s overall size, including the non-edged portions. Either way, the functional designation remains the same – full-size everyday carry – and the steel suits the function: it’s 14C28N, an all-purpose, budget-friendly stainless.
This is a spring-assisted knife, deployed via a button (which also plays into the lock mechanism), and while the Stiletto 3.5 has the symmetrical dagger look of the old-timey stilettos, it does in fact have only one live edge. Topside there is a false edge/swedge, but it ain’t going to do any cutting. In terms of geometry, the narrow dagger-style blade has exceptional piercing capability, but can certainly do some slicing when the need arises.
The only “vintage-style” material on the Stiletto 3.5 is the scale material, which is ebony wood – although it almost feels disengenuous to call it such, because ebony is still regularly used on all sorts of knives to this day. The frame is mostly steel, and the deployment button is also, as you may have guessed, the locking mechanism. Many companies have been playing with the button lock in recent years, but we think that Boker chose it for the Stiletto 3.5 because it was a staple on the design going way back. The Stiletto 3.5 weighs 4.44 oz.
It’s dropping in the middle of next month.
Knife in Featured Image: Boker Plus Stiletto 3.5
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