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Puma Knife: Limited Edition 1983 715 4 Star Spirit of Massachusetts Scrimshawed Handle in Wooden Presentation Box
1981 vintage Puma model 715 Spirit of Massachusetts Commemorative Folding Knife.
Beautifully Scrimshawed with a ship on one side and 'Spirit of Massachusetts on the other side.
This is # 041 of only 500 made.
Comes in the original solid hardwood Deluxe Presentation box with key
(No longer available from Puma Germany so now very rare and collectable)
This is a beautiful and original Puma 4 Star folding lock blade knife with Orange Ivory Micarta handle in original velvet lined Hardwood presentation box with key and Brass Plaque on the top and original serial number tag.
The Knife is in 99% mint and stamped on the blade is 715**** and on the other side is PUMA GERMANY STAINLESS.
It has Brass Bolsters which will polish beautifully but we have decided to keep it un-molested and original.
The handle is Orange Ivory Micarta and beautifully scrimshawed with the lock on the knife etched with the serial number of the knife which is 17381 denoting that the knife was made in the 1st half of 1983.
Blade is a mirror shine finish and photos show a few marks which are reflections.
For a knife that is almost 41 years old it is in 99% mint condition, unused, unsharpened and totally original.
THIS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ADDED ON CHECKOUT.
SOS# 007950
The Spirit of Massachusetts is well known and rich with recent history.
She was the last ship built in the Charleston Naval Shipyard in 1983-1984 and was celebrated at a tall ship ceremony and festival in Boston Harbor before she was eventually homeported in Boothbay Harbour for years and used as part of the Ocean Classroom Foundation, operating as an at-sea, hands-on teaching vessel.
“She has sailed over 500,000 miles - she has been all over the place, to Canada, the Caribbean, Trinidad and Africa...and has had quite a life so far.
The Raymond family of Arundel purchased the 125-foot schooner and have worked in restoring her for her new life as a floating restaurant, which is planned to be docked in Lower Village near the Raymond’s other businesses - the Pilot House restaurant, Performance Marine, and the First Chance Whale Watch and Scenic Lobster Cruises.“She has sailed over 500,000 miles - she has been all over the place, to Canada, the Caribbean, Trinidad and Africa...she’s had quite a life so far,” Dwight Raymond said.
Portland artist Jeff Herguth even made an eagle with a 7-foot wing span for the stern, and Arundel Sign Co. made the lettering for the bow.
Spirit of Massachusetts stats:
* Spared length: 125′
* LWL (length of a vessel at the waterline): 80′
* Draft: 10′
* Sail area: 7,000 square feet
* Rig height: 103′
* Hull: wood
