Boker MPT in the hand…

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I’ve had my Boker MPT for a couple of weeks now. It’s got a black, partially-serrated blade and a TekLok kydex sheath. I thought I’d post a couple of thoughts on it.

I’ve never been a big fixed-blade fan, so it was a bit of an adjustment to get used to a sheath and longer handle/blade for everyday use. I would say it would be a better outdoor knife or SD knife, than an everyday, use-around-the-office set-up. There are plenty of people who would disagree with me on that, but that is how I see my use for this knife.

The handle:
The grip is secure – even though you only get about 3 full fingers on it. The actual length of the handle is 3″. The ‘steps’ in the handle really help to lock the fingers into a solid grip. The slight rubbery feel to the handle also makes it feel secure with sweaty or wet hands. the fat ribs act like jimping on the gripping corners/edges of the handle, too. Chad has mentioned that this was not part of his original design, but it works pretty well!

The blade:
The short handle and long blade – 3.75″ – creates a bias of weight to the tip of the knife. I didn’t find it terribly annoying, but those who are particularly fussy about a balanced knife might have an issue with the MPT. The blade material is AUS-8. Not incredibly high-tech steel, but it is proven to be easy to use, easy to sharpen and pretty resistant to corrosion if cared for in a reasonable manner.

There is a slight ‘recurve-tanto’ look to the blade. I haven’t had any trouble with the blade – it’s sharp, and the teeth help chew through the tough stuff. The black coating on the blade has held up to my use without being marked up at all. I would suspect it would be fairly durable.

The sheath:
This is my first experience with the TekLok device. Pretty cool. It locks onto my belt and doesn’t shift around too much at all. It is adjustable for horizontal, vertical or a 45 degree carry, left side or right side, strong hand or weak. The TekLok would also fit onto webbing, such as a backpack shoulder strap. The knife fits in the sheath quite snugly. I have to give a decent tug to get it out, so no worry about it falling out if I were in any position other than upright.

I haven’t tried to sharpen the blade yet, so I can’t comment on that. What I can say is CLB and Boker have come up with another small-handled knife that is a great cutter. From the SubCom line, to the Trance – and now the MPT – I have seen how the little big knife concept has progressed. For somewhere in the neighborhood of $60, it’s a decent knife/sheath/TekLok combo for your dollars.

Overall, I liked the whole package. I’m going to make this my go-to camping and outdoors knife. Good grip, solid build and useful blade shape will be perfect for being locked onto my backpack shoulder strap or life-jacket webbing for canoe tripping.

The TekLok equipped sheath:

A picture of the fixed blade MPT beside it’s little brother, the SubCom:

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