My current Puma collection

[kwakster]

My current stock of Puma fixed blades;




Bottom picture from left to right:

- Miniature Fahrtenmesser from 1945-1950 (carbon steel)
- Miniature Fahrtenmesser from 1945-1950 (stainless steel)
- 3587 Jagdnicker from 1969 (stainless Super Keen Cutting Steel)
- 6385 Trapper's Companion from 1968 (stainless Super Keen Cutting Steel)
- 6394 Hunter's Companion from 1977 (Genuine Pumaster Steel)
- 6383 Buddy from 1972 (stainless Super Keen Cutting Steel)
- 6396 Bowie from 1980 (Genuine Pumaster Steel)
- 6376 Bowie from 1978 (Genuine Pumaster Steel)

My current stock of Puma folders;



From left to right:

- Gentlemans folder from around 1930 (stainless steel)
- Officers folder from around 1990 (stainless steel)
- 563 Medici folder from 1978 (stainless steel)
- 972 Game Warden from 1979 (stainless Super Keen Cutting Steel)
- 915 Emperor from 1984 (stainless Super Keen Cutting Steel)

[Benner]

Those are some lovely (and I expect damn valuable!) knives there. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

There gorgeous mate

[Sean]

Wow, that is an amazing collection there.  I love the look of Puma! 

[specgrade]

 Very nice collection. I've always had a soft spot for Puma. Beautiful stag handles and great blades!! 

[sergemaster]

Amici,
The Game Warden was very popular in the 1980's because of it's Buck 110 profile and the fact that it had a lanyard hole which a Buck does not. A very hard to find piece in ++ condition these days, Bravo!

Cheers,
Serge 

[DaveK]

Very nice Kwakster 

[Pacu]

My dad has a Puma he has had since i can remember. Blade is almost ground away but he still carries it.

very nice Puma collection kwakster

[Sean]

My dad has a Puma he has had since i can remember. Blade is almost ground away but he still carries it.

very nice Puma collection kwakster
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It would make a nice pic. 

[kwakster]

My dad has a Puma he has had since i can remember. Blade is almost ground away but he still carries it.

very nice Puma collection kwakster

I'm interested in that one too; do you think you can borrow it for a few minutes to take some pics ?
Want to know the model and the state it is in.

[Pacu]

looks like the top one except with dark gray handles i believe. He is 280 miles up the road so pics when i see him in a couple weeks.


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[Jmora]

that's a really nice collection. I have heard that Puma's quality was amazing up until the 90s when it was taken over. Is this correct in your view? I was thinking of getting a small Buck-110 style folding knife from Puma, but wasn't sure if the modern quality is as good, or if I should just wait around for a vintage one to show up.

how does that officer's knife compare in quality or generally to a normal SAK?

[kwakster]

that's a really nice collection. I have heard that Puma's quality was amazing up until the 90s when it was taken over. Is this correct in your view? I was thinking of getting a small Buck-110 style folding knife from Puma, but wasn't sure if the modern quality is as good, or if I should just wait around for a vintage one to show up.

how does that officer's knife compare in quality or generally to a normal SAK?

Personally i would wait for a vintage Puma to show up, preferably from before 1985.
With Puma (and a few other German brands) you can safely say: "the older, the better"
Quality and finishing were things a Puma employee was proud of, and you can tell from the knives.
Sadly those days are long gone, and i won't have any of the current Puma knives, even for free.

The Puma Officers knife is comparable with a current Victorinox on the area's of build quality and walk & talk.
The woodsaw however isn't as sharp as the one on a Vic, and the awl on a Vic has a better design and is ground sharp, the Puma awl isn't.

[edcgear]

Nice collection you have there... 

[Jmora]

that's a really nice collection. I have heard that Puma's quality was amazing up until the 90s when it was taken over. Is this correct in your view? I was thinking of getting a small Buck-110 style folding knife from Puma, but wasn't sure if the modern quality is as good, or if I should just wait around for a vintage one to show up.

how does that officer's knife compare in quality or generally to a normal SAK?

Personally i would wait for a vintage Puma to show up, preferably from before 1985.
With Puma (and a few other German brands) you can safely say: "the older, the better"
Quality and finishing were things a Puma employee was proud of, and you can tell from the knives.
Sadly those days are long gone, and i won't have any of the current Puma knives, even for free.

The Puma Officers knife is comparable with a current Victorinox on the area's of build quality and walk & talk.
The woodsaw however isn't as sharp as the one on a Vic, and the awl on a Vic has a better design and is ground sharp, the Puma awl isn't.

well that clarifies things, thanks. I'll keep a look out for some vintage Pumas. The old Solingen knives in general look pretty amazing. 

[65bellett]

Hi Kwakster I was over at Mum and Dads yesterday and got Dad to pull out his old Puma to take a few pics. I forgot to ask when he got it but I would imagine it would have been some time in the early 70's. All the rub marks on the blade came form a freind of my Grandfathers teaching my Dad how to sharpen it  . Even though it looks pretty rough it holds an absolutely beautiful edge and will be a much loved family heirloom.

[Smitty44]

Great looking puma 65bellett,and I agree with Kwakster,the older ones are the best.

[65bellett]

Great looking puma 65bellett,and I agree with Kwakster,the older ones are the best.

Thanks Smitty. I rang my Dad and he told me he got the knife in 1970/1971 and it came in a green and yellow plastic box with a numbered certificate, all of that stuff is long gone now though.

[kwakster]

The knife you have is a Puma 6398 Hunter's Friend, and the pic shows what it would look in mint condition:



If you want to read more about Puma knives, you can go to the website that this picture comes from.
Ralf, the German owner, is a friend of mine and he has one of the best (if not the best) collections of vintage Puma knives in the world.

Adress: www.pumahunter.de

[Smitty44]

That Pumahunter is one big cats meow of a collection.

[ciccio90]

so i have a puma hunter's friend 6398!!!! is my outdoor knife!!!!whan i can i post any pothos!!!!! is a gretest and beautiful and power knife......so i love puma knives!

[TERRYH]

Kwakster , I have a Puma Buddy exactly like the one you had shown , in great condition, never used , but no sheath, never had it. I got in around 1976 or so. never was able to get it sharp

[kwakster]

Kwakster , I have a Puma Buddy exactly like the one you had shown , in great condition, never used , but no sheath, never had it. I got in around 1976 or so. never was able to get it sharp

If you pay shipping both ways i'll turn it into a razor for you, 

Got any pics ?

[TERRYH]

do you have any idea of the value of my puma buddy ?

[kwakster]

Do you have a few good quality pics ?

[TERRYH]

i will take some & post. This knife has never been used. Been sitting in my gun case since about 1976 or so.

[kwakster]

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

[Pacu]

My dad has a Puma he has had since i can remember. Blade is almost ground away but he still carries it.

very nice Puma collection kwakster
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It would make a nice pic. 

better late than never...

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[Gareth]

Now that's a knife that has seen a lot of sharpening.