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Puma Knife: Puma 1981 Vintage 3573 Boot Knife with Stag Handle & Original Sheath #26182
Vintage PUMA Model 3573 Boot Knife with genuine Stag Antler handle and original Sheath.
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Model 3573 Boot Knife. Date Code: 26182 Made in the 2nd Half 1981
Now 43 Years Old
Overall blade length is 4 1/2"
Full length is approx 8"
Stamped on teh blade is: PUMA HANDARBEIT GERMANY ROSTRFEI BEST NO.3573
With a Rockwell Hardness Test: 55-57 HRC. Full tang.
Comes with original Nicker style leather sheath. Handmade in Solingen, Germany
This knife is over 43 years old and is in almost mint condition for age and would be best described as an original knife in excellent to almost mint condition.
The knife has not been used and has not been sharpened. It is in overall very good condition with a good edge and no chips etc in the blade. It has a couple of very minor surface tarnish on the very edge of the cutting edge in one spot which can be seen in the images and a few marks in the leather of the original sheath and has been left in original condition for the Puma Collector. The beautiful Sambar Antler handle is in great shape as are the rivets.
The leather sheath is in excellent functional condition with the stitching intact and lovely silver metalwork at each end. There are a few indentations from storage on the sheath as can be seen in the final images.
Lovely solid and aged Sambar Deer Antler Handle.
A fine example of a rare model 3573 +43 year old Original Puma Boot Knife
SOS#006750
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These knives all come from the Puma factory in Germany and will last years if looked after properly.
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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.