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Puma Knife: Collectable Circa 1970'S-80'S Rare 5 Piece Folding Knife Set
Nice and very rare and unusual collectable vintage 5 Piece set of Puma Jacaranda Handled Folding Knives which includes two of the rarest in this range (The Trail Boss and Gentlemen)
All Hand made in Solingen Germany and a rarity due to the models and ages.
They are in a nice wooden purpose built display placque as shown.
Unused, older stock, never used, sharpened or carried and now quite collectable.
Please read full description and see detailed images which form part of the description.
SPECIFICATIONS: which also form part of the description with the images.
- Stamped "19581" on thumb lock (1st Half 1985)
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Blade Length 4.25"
Overall Length 9.875"
Closed Length 5.625"
Weight (oz) 7.2
New old stock, unsharpened and unused. Almost Mint. No play in blade when open and just a few age marks on the Bolsters as can be seen in the images and these should polish out.
- Stamped "14671" on thumb lock (1st Qtr 1976)
- Blade length: 96 mm
Blade thickness: 3 mm
Length closed: 124 mm
Steel / hardness: 1.4110 / 55-57 HRC
Scales: Jacaranda
Bolsters: Brass
Knife weight: 135 g - Older stock, unsharpened and unused. A bit of play in blade when open and just a few age marks on the Bolsters as can be seen in the images and these should polish out.
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Deer Hunter 965
- Stamped "41582" on thumb lock (2nd Half 1985)
- Blade length: 82 mm
Blade thickness: 3 mm
Length closed: 108 mm
Steel / 55-57 HRC
Scales: Jacaranda
Bolsters: Brass
Knife weight: 109 g - Brand new old stock, unsharpened and unused. Almost Mint. Nice and Tight and just a few age marks on the Bolsters as can be seen in the images and these should polish out.
- Stamped "43782" on thumb lock (2nd Half 1987)
- Blade length: 73 mm
Blade thickness: 3 mm
Length closed: 97 mm
Steel /55-57 HRC
Bolsters: Brass
Knife weight: 91 g - Brand new old stock, unsharpened and unused. Almost Mint. Nice and Tight and just a few age marks on the Bolsters as can be seen in the images and these should polish out.
Gentlemen 955
- Stamped "24972" on thumb lock (2nd Half 1979)
- Approx 5 1/4" overall length
- 2 1/4" Stainless Super Keen Cutting edge steel blade
- Steel /55-57 HRC
Bolsters: Brass - Handle: Jacaranda
- Approx 3" closed.
- Almost Mint. Nice and Tight and just a few age marks on the Bolsters as can be seen in the images and these should polish out.
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Design: PUMA inlaid with Puma logo medallion. Sturdy, sharp and stylish.
All Hand Made in Solingen Germany in the 1970's-80's.
(Because of the rarity, we will not split this set)
SOS#1368-2200
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, grey imports.
We have a few of the SGB (Solingen German Blade) with German Blades and put together in Asia, but only if a fully made German knife is no longer available or if the model design is particularily good.
You will see these with a Green and Yellow cardboard box with SGB as part of the design.
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.