Something’s fishy about this knife – and it’s the name. The Dace is a new Boker Plus flipper from returning design collaborator Joe Mangiafico, hitting a sub-$100 price point and delivering a solid suite of everyday carry specs.
This is not the first time a knife has been named after a marine creature, but it’s probably the first time that the humble dace has been so honored. To be honest, it’s not the most visually inspiring of fish – more or less just your average-looking specimen, but evidently a fish that is a favorite of anglers, particularly in Europe where the dace is a native species. And, wouldn’t you know it, Mangiafico is himself an angler.
He created a knife much more striking than its inspiration, with a clean ‘n’ mean drop point, with a 2.87-inch length and a stylin’ swedge that runs across the spine before meeting some finger jimping a little past the halfway point up there. Opened solely via flipper (much like a fish), the Dace’s blade is made from Nitro-V, a reliable modern stainless that sits comfortably in the upper echelons of non-super steel performance.
The handle is made from aluminum scales anodized to a water blue-green. The Dace being a liner lock means that, visually, the front and back scales are identical, even if the leaf is located underneath the off side. The pocket clip is ano’d an even deeper blue hue, and is located for tip-up right-side carry. It cannot be swapped to the other side. The Dace weighs 3.17 oz.
It is available now.
Knife in Featured Image: Boker Plus Dace
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