Vintage Puma 563 Medici from 1978.
This model was specifically designed to quickly finish off small game, and it has a folding guard to protect your fingers.
Specs:
Length open: 18,2 cm
Blade length: 7,9 cm
Blade thickness: 3,0 mm
Steel: Stainless
Hardness: 57-59 HRC
Handle material: Sambar Stag
Bolsters & guard: Nickel silver
Weight: 82,0 gram
This model was specifically designed to quickly finish off small game, and it has a folding guard to protect your fingers.
Specs:
Length open: 18,2 cm
Blade length: 7,9 cm
Blade thickness: 3,0 mm
Steel: Stainless
Hardness: 57-59 HRC
Handle material: Sambar Stag
Bolsters & guard: Nickel silver
Weight: 82,0 gram
Puma gentlemen's folder from the 1930's, with large & small blade and beautiful stag scales.
Apart from a little scratching on the ricasso's from opening and closing basically in new condition.
Specs:
Steell: unknown stainless
Handle material: Stag on brass liners
Length closed: 8,4 cm
Blade length large blade: 6,5 cm
Blade length small blade: 3,9 cm
Weight: 31 grams
Apart from a little scratching on the ricasso's from opening and closing basically in new condition.
Specs:
Steell: unknown stainless
Handle material: Stag on brass liners
Length closed: 8,4 cm
Blade length large blade: 6,5 cm
Blade length small blade: 3,9 cm
Weight: 31 grams
The big bowie Paul Hogan used in the Crocodile Dundee movies was designed by a man by the name of John Bowring, who was also a licensed Puma repairman.
This is the actual knife that the movie version was inspired on, a Puma 6376 Bowie, and this is my own a vintage example made in 1978.
Specs:
Steel: Genuine Pumaster Steel (forged hard chromed carbon steel)
Blade length: 20,0 cm
Blade thickness: 6,6 mm
Hardness: 61 HRC
Handle material: Sambar Stag with aluminum guard
Overall length: 32,5 cm
Weight: 413 grams
Made in October 1978
This is the actual knife that the movie version was inspired on, a Puma 6376 Bowie, and this is my own a vintage example made in 1978.
Specs:
Steel: Genuine Pumaster Steel (forged hard chromed carbon steel)
Blade length: 20,0 cm
Blade thickness: 6,6 mm
Hardness: 61 HRC
Handle material: Sambar Stag with aluminum guard
Overall length: 32,5 cm
Weight: 413 grams
Made in October 1978
Puma 915 Emperor which was built in 1984
The Emperor was the largest model in the Aristocrat series and it is indeed quite a handful.
Specs:
Length open: 25,1 cm
Length closed: 14,2 cm
Steel: Stainless Super Keen Cutting Steel
Blade length: 11,2 cm
Blade thickness: 3,0 mm
Weight: 220,0 gram
Handle material: Sambar Stag with brass bolsters
Locktype: Backlock
The Emperor was the largest model in the Aristocrat series and it is indeed quite a handful.
Specs:
Length open: 25,1 cm
Length closed: 14,2 cm
Steel: Stainless Super Keen Cutting Steel
Blade length: 11,2 cm
Blade thickness: 3,0 mm
Weight: 220,0 gram
Handle material: Sambar Stag with brass bolsters
Locktype: Backlock
Puma 6127 Luxury Machete, only made in 1984.
Very rare, especially in this condition.
Specs:
Overall length: 54,0 cm
Blade length: 40,0 cm
Blade thickness: 2,0 mm
Steel: Genuine Pumaster Steel, high gloss nickel
Handle material: Jacaranda wood
Weight: 390 gram
Sheath:Leather
Very rare, especially in this condition.
Specs:
Overall length: 54,0 cm
Blade length: 40,0 cm
Blade thickness: 2,0 mm
Steel: Genuine Pumaster Steel, high gloss nickel
Handle material: Jacaranda wood
Weight: 390 gram
Sheath:Leather
Puma 6394 Hunter's Companion from 1977.
The knife is basically new, but had a few light sharpening marks on the edge from a previous owner.
I restored it to a hairshaving semi-polish with the help of my Paper Wheels, which also helps to guard the edge from corrosion as it is still a carbon steel underneath that hard chrome top layer.
Specs:
Overall length: 22,6 cm
Blade length: 11,8 cm
Blade thickness: 4,9 mm (ricasso)
Steel: Genuine Pumaster Steel (forged & hard chromed carbon steel)
Hardness: 61 HRC
Handle material: Sambar Stag with aluminium guard
Weight: 151,0 gram
Sheath: Leather
The knife is basically new, but had a few light sharpening marks on the edge from a previous owner.
I restored it to a hairshaving semi-polish with the help of my Paper Wheels, which also helps to guard the edge from corrosion as it is still a carbon steel underneath that hard chrome top layer.
Specs:
Overall length: 22,6 cm
Blade length: 11,8 cm
Blade thickness: 4,9 mm (ricasso)
Steel: Genuine Pumaster Steel (forged & hard chromed carbon steel)
Hardness: 61 HRC
Handle material: Sambar Stag with aluminium guard
Weight: 151,0 gram
Sheath: Leather
Puma 6317 Fahrtenmesser (Scout or travelling knife)
The knife is still in excellent condition, be it that there are a few shallow scratches on the blade from the 2 metal clamping springs inside the leather sheath, which itself is sadly missing it's belt loop.
I gave the knife a new semi-polished edge on the Paper Wheels as it was completely blunt when i received it.
Nice details are the silver monogram shield inlayed in the thick stag, and the message on the reverse side of the blade which reads: " Rostfrei - schneidet sehr gut", which translates to " Stainless - cuts very well".
Specs:
Overall length: 24,3 cm
Blade length: 13,5 cm
Blade thickness: 2,6 mm
Steel: unknown stainless steel
Handle material: Sambar Stag with silver monogram shield.
Sheath: Leather with metal clamping springs
The knife is still in excellent condition, be it that there are a few shallow scratches on the blade from the 2 metal clamping springs inside the leather sheath, which itself is sadly missing it's belt loop.
I gave the knife a new semi-polished edge on the Paper Wheels as it was completely blunt when i received it.
Nice details are the silver monogram shield inlayed in the thick stag, and the message on the reverse side of the blade which reads: " Rostfrei - schneidet sehr gut", which translates to " Stainless - cuts very well".
Specs:
Overall length: 24,3 cm
Blade length: 13,5 cm
Blade thickness: 2,6 mm
Steel: unknown stainless steel
Handle material: Sambar Stag with silver monogram shield.
Sheath: Leather with metal clamping springs
Puma 3588 Waidblatt from 1982 (serial number: 27282) in mint condition & complete with unused leather sheath & papers in wooden box.
The Waidblatt could be used for chopping purposes (clearing shooting stands but also for hacking through for instance a pelvis), as well as for a mercy kill on larger game.
For this specific purpose it has a sharp & swedged point which at the same time is relatively wide, and also placed outside of the centerline of the blade.
Due to this design the point has a strong tendency to glance off of bones and into the soft tissues, much better than a symmetric hunting dagger blade with its centered and more narrow point.
The wide & thick area just behind the point (which also creates the good chopping potential) then makes a very large wound channel which leads to more & faster loss of blood and thus a quicker death of the animal.
A similar type of point design can be found on certain smaller Puma hunting knives, designed by the same man who also created the Waidblatt: German head forester Walter Frevert.
This drawing from an old German Puma catalogue shows the use of a Waidblatt for opening the pelvis (or Schloss in German):
Old Puma catalogues state about the Waidblatt that it's edge is strong enough to chop through iron nails (so not careful batonning) without any damage to the edge.
Now this feat is probably possible due to the obtuse factory edge bevels (have never tried it myself), but i know from experience that Pumaster steel can handle much thinner edge angles when used for the tasks it was originally designed for.
Specs:
Overall length: 33,2 cm
Blade length: 21,7 cm
Blade thickness: 7,5 mm on the ricasso & 8,0 mm at the Rockwell indentation
Steel: carbon steel
Handle material: Sambar Stag with inlayed silver monogram shield, nickelsilver guard & pommel
Weight: 582 grams
Sheath: Leather
The Waidblatt could be used for chopping purposes (clearing shooting stands but also for hacking through for instance a pelvis), as well as for a mercy kill on larger game.
For this specific purpose it has a sharp & swedged point which at the same time is relatively wide, and also placed outside of the centerline of the blade.
Due to this design the point has a strong tendency to glance off of bones and into the soft tissues, much better than a symmetric hunting dagger blade with its centered and more narrow point.
The wide & thick area just behind the point (which also creates the good chopping potential) then makes a very large wound channel which leads to more & faster loss of blood and thus a quicker death of the animal.
A similar type of point design can be found on certain smaller Puma hunting knives, designed by the same man who also created the Waidblatt: German head forester Walter Frevert.
This drawing from an old German Puma catalogue shows the use of a Waidblatt for opening the pelvis (or Schloss in German):
Old Puma catalogues state about the Waidblatt that it's edge is strong enough to chop through iron nails (so not careful batonning) without any damage to the edge.
Now this feat is probably possible due to the obtuse factory edge bevels (have never tried it myself), but i know from experience that Pumaster steel can handle much thinner edge angles when used for the tasks it was originally designed for.
Specs:
Overall length: 33,2 cm
Blade length: 21,7 cm
Blade thickness: 7,5 mm on the ricasso & 8,0 mm at the Rockwell indentation
Steel: carbon steel
Handle material: Sambar Stag with inlayed silver monogram shield, nickelsilver guard & pommel
Weight: 582 grams
Sheath: Leather
The Puma 6362 Mariner is a high quality fish filleter with semi-flexible blade.
It was made in 1987 and is still new and complete with seawater resistant sheath, yellow/green box & papers.
Specs:
Overall length: 27,7 cm
Blade length: 15,3 cm
Blade thickness: 2,0 mm
Steel: Stainless steel
Hardness: 57-61 HRC
Handle material: Artificial rubber with aluminium guard
Weight: 125 grams
Sheath: Vinyl
It was made in 1987 and is still new and complete with seawater resistant sheath, yellow/green box & papers.
Specs:
Overall length: 27,7 cm
Blade length: 15,3 cm
Blade thickness: 2,0 mm
Steel: Stainless steel
Hardness: 57-61 HRC
Handle material: Artificial rubber with aluminium guard
Weight: 125 grams
Sheath: Vinyl
The Puma 126480 Defender was designed in the early 90's by German knifemaker Richard Hehn, and built by Puma as a limited edition of only 500 pieces.
It's a pure fighter with heavy metal handle & double hollow ground 154CM blade (top not sharpened), and the point of balance is just in front of the first steel rivet.
The guard is embellished on both sides with a Puma logo medallion, and the bottom picture shows the security mechanism; a steel pin with mushroomed head that clicks directly into a hole in the handle.
Specs:
Overall length: 28,6 cm
Blade length: 15,8 cm
Blade thickness: 5,8 mm
Steel: 154CM stainless
Handle material: polished stainless steel inlayed with Grenadille (African Blackwood)
Weight: 297 grams
Sheath: Leather
Complete with wooden box
It's a pure fighter with heavy metal handle & double hollow ground 154CM blade (top not sharpened), and the point of balance is just in front of the first steel rivet.
The guard is embellished on both sides with a Puma logo medallion, and the bottom picture shows the security mechanism; a steel pin with mushroomed head that clicks directly into a hole in the handle.
Specs:
Overall length: 28,6 cm
Blade length: 15,8 cm
Blade thickness: 5,8 mm
Steel: 154CM stainless
Handle material: polished stainless steel inlayed with Grenadille (African Blackwood)
Weight: 297 grams
Sheath: Leather
Complete with wooden box
Puma 941 hunting folder, made in 1976 and never used, carried or sharpened.
Complete with original plastic green box & leather belt sheath.
Very hard to find in this condition.
Specifications:
Blade Length: 8,2 cm
Length open: 19,2 cm
Length closed: 11,1 cm
Maximum blade thickness: 3,9 mm (ricasso)
Thickness behind the edge: ~ 0.3 mm
Steel: unknown stainless
Handle Material: Sambar Stag on brass liners
Lock type: backlock
Weight: 119,0 gram
Made in Solingen, Germany
Complete with original plastic green box & leather belt sheath.
Very hard to find in this condition.
Specifications:
Blade Length: 8,2 cm
Length open: 19,2 cm
Length closed: 11,1 cm
Maximum blade thickness: 3,9 mm (ricasso)
Thickness behind the edge: ~ 0.3 mm
Steel: unknown stainless
Handle Material: Sambar Stag on brass liners
Lock type: backlock
Weight: 119,0 gram
Made in Solingen, Germany
Extremely rare Puma 929 Goldfish (also known as Rainbow), a micro-multitool meant for flyfishing.
Bought it from the unsold stock of a long gone knife & fishing store, and the tool dates back to the '60's of the previous century.
It's in unused condition.
In the green box was also the little catalogue explaining it's use.
Bought it from the unsold stock of a long gone knife & fishing store, and the tool dates back to the '60's of the previous century.
It's in unused condition.
In the green box was also the little catalogue explaining it's use.
4-liner Puma 959 hunting folder made in 1986.
Still brand spanking new in original yellow/green box and complete with soft leather pouch & papers.
Never worn, used, or sharpened and always kept inside the box.
Inlayed in the front sambar stag panel is a real silver shield where the buyer could have his initials engraved.
Still brand spanking new in original yellow/green box and complete with soft leather pouch & papers.
Never worn, used, or sharpened and always kept inside the box.
Inlayed in the front sambar stag panel is a real silver shield where the buyer could have his initials engraved.
Puma 6377 White Hunter in good condition, the version with the hard chromed Pumaster steel blade.
The sheath was quite dry, so i cleaned it and applied a good quality wax.
The leather strings fell apart, so i'm in the process of making new ones.
Specs:
Overall length: 10.67 inch (27,1 cm)
Blade length: 5.98 inch (15,2 cm)
Blade thickness (ricasso): 5,71 mm
Steel: Pumaster Steel (hard chromed Böhler NWN80 carbon steel)
Handle material: Sambar stag with aluminum guard
Weight: 263 gram
Sheath: Leather
Made in 1976
The sheath was quite dry, so i cleaned it and applied a good quality wax.
The leather strings fell apart, so i'm in the process of making new ones.
Specs:
Overall length: 10.67 inch (27,1 cm)
Blade length: 5.98 inch (15,2 cm)
Blade thickness (ricasso): 5,71 mm
Steel: Pumaster Steel (hard chromed Böhler NWN80 carbon steel)
Handle material: Sambar stag with aluminum guard
Weight: 263 gram
Sheath: Leather
Made in 1976
Puma Scout knife with carbon steel blade from the '50's or '60's, and apart from a few details comparable to the well known Hitler Youth knife.
Specs:
Overall length: 24,4 cm (9.6 inches)
Blade length: 13,9 cm (5.47 inches)
Blade thickness: max. 6,14 mm (ricasso)
Steel: hot drop-forged carbon steel
Hardness: 60+ HRC (estimate based on sharpening)
Handle material: Chromed metal with riveted Bakelite grips & Fleur de Lis emblem
Sheath: metal with 2 steel clamp springs inside & a leather belt loop
Weight of the knife without sheath: 213 grams
Weight of the knife with sheath: 287 grams
Specs:
Overall length: 24,4 cm (9.6 inches)
Blade length: 13,9 cm (5.47 inches)
Blade thickness: max. 6,14 mm (ricasso)
Steel: hot drop-forged carbon steel
Hardness: 60+ HRC (estimate based on sharpening)
Handle material: Chromed metal with riveted Bakelite grips & Fleur de Lis emblem
Sheath: metal with 2 steel clamp springs inside & a leather belt loop
Weight of the knife without sheath: 213 grams
Weight of the knife with sheath: 287 grams
Puma 3589 Jagdnicker from 1977.
The model was designed by German Oberforstmeister (Chief Forester) Walter Frevert in the '50's of the previous century, en to this day it's highly regarded by hunters because of it's efficient design handcrafted from high quality materials.
"Abnicken" is the German word for a certain method of providing the coup de grace, in this case to wounded deer.
To perform this act the hunter bends down the head of the deer with one hand, and then stabs the knife precisely between the skull and the first vertebra with his other hand.
This severs the spinal cord which ends the life of the deer quickly and as painless as possible. (also see the last picture which describes this method in German).
For this specific purpose the Jagdnicker has a very sharp & swedged point which at the same time is relatively wide, and also placed outside of the centerline of the blade.
Due to this design the point has a strong tendency to glance off of bones and into the soft tissues, much better than a symmetric hunting dagger blade.
The 3589 Jagdnicker is further used as a strong allround hunting knife that seems to appeal to both hunters & collectors alike.
Specs:
Overall length: 9.2 inches (23.4 cm)
Blade length: 4.72 inches (12.0 cm)
Max blade thickness: 5,3 mm
Steel: stainless
Hardness: 59-60 HRC (estimate based on sharpening)
Handle materials: Sambar stag panels, solid nickel silver bolsters & a silver medaillon (for the owner's initials)
Sheath (new): Leather
The model was designed by German Oberforstmeister (Chief Forester) Walter Frevert in the '50's of the previous century, en to this day it's highly regarded by hunters because of it's efficient design handcrafted from high quality materials.
"Abnicken" is the German word for a certain method of providing the coup de grace, in this case to wounded deer.
To perform this act the hunter bends down the head of the deer with one hand, and then stabs the knife precisely between the skull and the first vertebra with his other hand.
This severs the spinal cord which ends the life of the deer quickly and as painless as possible. (also see the last picture which describes this method in German).
For this specific purpose the Jagdnicker has a very sharp & swedged point which at the same time is relatively wide, and also placed outside of the centerline of the blade.
Due to this design the point has a strong tendency to glance off of bones and into the soft tissues, much better than a symmetric hunting dagger blade.
The 3589 Jagdnicker is further used as a strong allround hunting knife that seems to appeal to both hunters & collectors alike.
Specs:
Overall length: 9.2 inches (23.4 cm)
Blade length: 4.72 inches (12.0 cm)
Max blade thickness: 5,3 mm
Steel: stainless
Hardness: 59-60 HRC (estimate based on sharpening)
Handle materials: Sambar stag panels, solid nickel silver bolsters & a silver medaillon (for the owner's initials)
Sheath (new): Leather