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Puma Knife: Puma Vietnam Commemorative White Hunter II with Kryton Handle 116375
PUMA Vietnam Commemorative White Hunter II with Kryton (Rubberised) handle and original Sheath and Black Box.
Model 116374. We believe it is Circa 1980's as there is no date stamp on the knife.
Overall length is 250mm, with special D1.4116 steel blade of approx 145mm
Rockwell Hardness Test: 55-57 HRC. Full tang. Built-in finger guard. Lanyard hole.
Comes with Black Puma nylon sheath. Knife is Handmade in Solingen, Germany
Please see description and images:
This is a mint Condition knife unsharpened and unused. (any marks seen on blade are just oil and dust)
Commemorative Model 116374 White Hunter II very rare and collectable.
The knife has a scene of a Vietnam Battlefield with 'Huey' model helicopters landing and US troops dismounting and taking cover.
One side of the blade is stamped with the Puma Logo and written; PUMA WHITE HUNTER II Solingen Germany.
It has a Kryton rubberised handle with a Gold PUMA logo and lanyard hole.
A fine example of this collectable Vietnam Commemorative Puma White Hunter II.
New Model White Hunters with Stag Handles 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#00485
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 or the SKB (Solingen Knife Blade) models put together in Asia.
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
