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Besides being a die-hard gun nut, I like good steel. As such, I collect mostly Puma knives with stag handles. In addition, I have a small assortment of automatic knives - also with stag.
In this grouping of automatic knives, top is a Puma, 2nd is a Hubertus, and the bottom 3 are Italian.
These are heavy duty hunting knives. Top is a Puma "hirschfanger" or knife to kill a wounded deer.
Next is a Puma Bowie style. I don't mess with it much - should I accidentally drop it, I'd lose toes! 3rd down is a Puma "saufanger", or dedicated pig hunting knife. I made the bottom one myself. It was a large Bowie style kit I changed to a spear point frontiersman blade to go with a flintlock rifle I have. Shape was altered via much draw filing. Handle is sambar stag which as far as I know is illegal to import here now. German silver bolster and pommel hand filed to correct diameter.
This is another view of the knife I made with a Puma pocket knife for size perspective. It's quite a robust blade capable of killing large game animals.
These are a few of my misc. knives. Top is a German army knife made by Puma. Except it's from a small lot made for the civilian market and is quite collectible. 2nd down is a modern day German para "gravity" knife. I lucked into a group buy and got it for much less than the current pricing. #3 is a modern day Boy Scout style knife - this one is by Hubertus, I believe. Supposedly, the first boy scout knives were made on machinery used to make Hitler Youth knives during the war. I'm not able to confirm that. Bottom is a Puma "Duke" pocket knife with stag handles.
Last is a small lot I just got via a close friend in Europe. German dress bajonet by Puma on top. The very small knife is an antique knife for hunting. I bought a pair, but the other seems to have wandered off after older daughter was here for a visit. Bottom two are a "stacked" set of Puma hunting knives that both fit in the sheath shown at the top. I need to research them - as far as I know, the set is uncommon. Since it's seen use, the collector value took a hit though.
Another pastime than keeps me too broke to smoke or drink!
In this grouping of automatic knives, top is a Puma, 2nd is a Hubertus, and the bottom 3 are Italian.
These are heavy duty hunting knives. Top is a Puma "hirschfanger" or knife to kill a wounded deer.
Next is a Puma Bowie style. I don't mess with it much - should I accidentally drop it, I'd lose toes! 3rd down is a Puma "saufanger", or dedicated pig hunting knife. I made the bottom one myself. It was a large Bowie style kit I changed to a spear point frontiersman blade to go with a flintlock rifle I have. Shape was altered via much draw filing. Handle is sambar stag which as far as I know is illegal to import here now. German silver bolster and pommel hand filed to correct diameter.
This is another view of the knife I made with a Puma pocket knife for size perspective. It's quite a robust blade capable of killing large game animals.
These are a few of my misc. knives. Top is a German army knife made by Puma. Except it's from a small lot made for the civilian market and is quite collectible. 2nd down is a modern day German para "gravity" knife. I lucked into a group buy and got it for much less than the current pricing. #3 is a modern day Boy Scout style knife - this one is by Hubertus, I believe. Supposedly, the first boy scout knives were made on machinery used to make Hitler Youth knives during the war. I'm not able to confirm that. Bottom is a Puma "Duke" pocket knife with stag handles.
Last is a small lot I just got via a close friend in Europe. German dress bajonet by Puma on top. The very small knife is an antique knife for hunting. I bought a pair, but the other seems to have wandered off after older daughter was here for a visit. Bottom two are a "stacked" set of Puma hunting knives that both fit in the sheath shown at the top. I need to research them - as far as I know, the set is uncommon. Since it's seen use, the collector value took a hit though.
Another pastime than keeps me too broke to smoke or drink!
