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Puma Knife: Puma Vintage 1968 White Hunter with Stag Handle & Original Sheath
Vintage PUMA 1968 White Hunter with genuine staghorn handle and original Sheath.
Model 116375. Date Code:56984 4th Qtr 1968
Overall blade length is 10 5/8", with 'New genuine Pumaster' Steel 6" Blade.
Rockwell Hardness Test: 55-57 HRC. Full tang. Built-in finger guard. Lanyard hole.
Comes with original leather sheath. Handmade in Solingen, Germany
Please read full description below and see images which form part of the description:
This knife is over 53 years old and is in great condition for age and would be best described as an original knife in good to very good usable condition.
The PUMA White Hunter model was developed in 1956 in conjunction with the East African Professional Hunter’s Association to be the leading knife for big game hunting.
The Puma White Hunter, introduced in 1956, was in production for Eight years before the introduction of the Puma control number system. This number, a.k.a. Production Code or Date Code was introduced in the 4th Quarter of 1964 to assist PUMA with quality control and product improvement processes.
The White Hunter is the knife that made PUMA famous in the hunting knife market. It also earned them international recognition as a premier maker of quality production knives. This recognition promoted rapid growth in exports. One of there largest markets was the United States.
The knife has been lightly used but does hold its factory edge and un-sharpened but does show some signs of tarnish as we think it was just stored in the sheath but is still in good shape with a good original edge but would be better with a sharpened edge. It has a few age marks and very minor surface marks and no pitting which can be seen in the images. The beautiful Sambar Antler handle is in great shape as are the rivets with some miner age marks on the guard.
The original leather sheath is Black and in very good condition with Puma stamped on the sheath and the rivets are in good shape with the Puma head on the retaining strap. Lovely solid and aged Sambar Deer Antler Handle . A fine example of a +53 year old Original Pumaster White Hunter.
It would be a fantastic older knife if it were not for the tarnish on the blade but this knife would make a very good usable White Hunter Knife and with a bit of polish, would be a great collectable
New Model White Hunters directly from Puma Germany are available from SOS and can be seen at this link below:
https://www.sportingoutbacksupplies.com.au/16318.html?category_id=260
SOS#00575
www.sportingoutbacksupplies.com.au is an authorised Australian distributor for the PUMA knife range (See the Puma.de website) so you can be sure that the Puma knife you buy from us is a legitimate product direct from the Puma factory in Germany.
We do not sell fakes, or grey imports
These knives all come from the Puma factory in Germany and will last years if looked after properly.
Only buy from SOS a reputable and authorised distributor.
All Puma knives on our website are hand made and as the stag Antler and wood used to make these handles comes from a natural source, these knives are all individual, therefore the knife handle may vary slightly from the images we have posted here.
Description: Current Model White Hunter.
The Famous PUMA® Proofmark - Lots of companies talk about the quality of their steel. PUMA® proves it. We proof every single PUMA® knife blade made in Germany for hardness. If you examine the right hand side of your knife, you will see a small indented dot on the blade.This small dot is the “proof mark” from a Rockwell hardness tester. Using a diamond-pointed needle, every blade is tested for hardness. This needle causes the proof mark that is a symbol of a PUMA and is your personal assurance that your knife will deliver the PUMA® quality promise. Before we package our knives, we know for sure that they deliver the right degree of hardness. If it does not pass, it does not ship.
Features:
Steel – The steel used to make PUMA German knives is the best knife steel in the world. The proper amount of carbon makes a knife easy to sharpen and hold a cutting edge, but it also allows a knife to rust more easily unless other trace elements are added to protect oxidation. In our 440A steel, we add about 1% carbon for a great edge and about 17% chromium to maintain the temper but inhibit rust. About 0.35% Silicon is also added to the base alloy to deoxidize the steel and further stabilize the blade. Additionally, other trace elements such as manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, and molybdenum are added to increase the ability of the steel to form an edge and hold it once formed. These trace elements cause the molecules to align more evenly when cooling to give better structural strength and consistency. This is a more expensive way to make knives, but we know that every knife that bears the PUMA proof mark really does deliver the promise of the best knife blade in the world
