Puma Defender

kwakster · **on:** June 10, 2012, 11:46:19 PM

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.

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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

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #1 on:** June 11, 2012, 12:18:08 AM

Very nice!!!

jzmtl · **Reply #2 on:** June 11, 2012, 12:23:08 AM

It looks very much like the Boker kressler fighter, and CS OSS. Guess it's a very generic design.

Espen · **Reply #3 on:** June 11, 2012, 10:06:14 AM

A sexy beast of a knife. It's just retarded that they limit the production of a winning design... but good for you obviously.

If i find one like it how much will it set me back?

kwakster · **Reply #4 on:** June 11, 2012, 01:00:49 PM

Currently these go for around 550 Euro (+/- 690 US Dollars), if in mint condition and complete with guarantee leaflet / papers.
Mine is missing those papers and has a few superficial scratches from sheathing/unsheathing, most likely due to the steel mushroom pin.