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Puma Knife: 1985 Puma Skinner 'USER' with Stag Handle #41582
Please Note: This is more of a 'USER' and is sold as is. It has some very light sharpening and age marks to the blade as can be seen in the detailed images.
(New model Puma Skinner knives available on our website at $445)
*Please read full description and see detailed images which form part of the description.
Genuine New Stainless Steel Puma Skinner 11 6393
Approx 9 1/2" overall in length (24cm) with a 5 1/8" (13cm) polished German stainless steel upswept blade. Handle is 11cm
Date Stamp on the hilt is: 41582 which means it was made in the 2nd Qtr of 1985
This knife is sold as is and is a 1985 Model which would suit someone wanting a nice vintage collectable but more usable knife. (It is currently over 39 years old)
Please note the blade has some very light sharpening marks and a few age marks to the blade an hilt.
The sheath is a genuine Tan Skinner Sheath in good solid condition but again, has a few age marks as can be seen. It has the Puma heads on the studs and stamped on the back is the PUMA logo and MADE IN GERMANY (We also have genuine Puma 11 6393 Skinner Knife Sheathes available on our website)
The handle is a thick beautiful aged Sambar which has a different texture and colour on each side which makes this knife unique and appealing to the eye.
A great very good condition usable knife
Stamped on the blade is: 11 6393 HANDMADE PUMA SKINNER GERMANY STAINLESS
It was made in PUMA Solingen Germany in 1985.
This knife is sold as a 'USER' and is sold as is with no returns.
We have current Puma Skinner Knives available and also genuine Puma Skinner Sheathes available on our website which can be seen in the final two images and at these links:
https://www.sportingoutbacksupplies.com.au/puma-knife-puma-current-model-skinner-with-stag-handle
New Puma Skinner Sheathes:
We also have a few other 'USER' Puma Knives on our website along with rare collectable Puma Knives and new Puma knives from Germany
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 with a Puma factory warranty 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:
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.
