Vintage puma white hunter

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avog_99

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Curious if anyone knows much about these knives? My buddy has one that was given to him from his grandpa, and he is considering selling it for $200. As far as I can tell they started putting some kind of date number on them in 1964 and this doesn't have it so thinking pre-64. Knife is in pristine condition few scuffs on the blade but I can polish those out easily enough.
 
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Ummm I'm not asking a price the price is set I am looking for opinions on the knife and if it sounds like its a decent deal as I know nothing about puma knives. Thanks though.
 
avog_99 said:
Ummm I'm not asking a price the price is set I am looking for opinions on the knife and if it sounds like its a decent deal as I know nothing about puma knives. Thanks though.
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you did though. you asked if it sounded like a decent deal hence asking the value as in the rule thread. was just trying to help you out so you dont get dinged by a mod for breaking a rule. your other questions I'm sure a puma collector will come along and help out.
 
Ha okay I guess i will edit the post then. Was just considering buying it from my friend I didnt think that was the same thing as asking a value to sell in classifieds.
 
Puma white hunter is a classic. His grandpa is pretty cool just for having bought one and kept it all these years...not so your friend who wants to sell the family heirloom. Tell him to keep it, some things are worth more them money.
 
They were very desirable knives in their day. I bought one around 1970/71. The knife broke in half a few years later when I dropped it--something that should not have happened. Looking at the breakage point, it was obvious it had a manufacturing flaw--a crack at the point where a hole was drilled for attaching the bone handle. I contacted the company that imported them at the time and they sent me a new knife. The new one was a tank. I used it for camping and backpacking so it took a lot of use and abuse.

It's certainly not made of modern supersteel and I always had trouble sharpening it but it's passable. I don't recall a date on mine--it's locked up in a storage container right now so I can't check it.
 
If I were you, just look at the price of the new ones. But yeah, no asking prices without proper membership.
 
Classic knife, I wish I had bought one back when Puma knives were better (mid-90s or earlier). The best way to arrive at current market value would be to look at completed auctions on the bay.

Do you have any pictures?
 
Friend wants to convert an heirloom into a couple hundred dollars? I wish I had anything from my grand fathers, especially a knife.
 
They were at one time considered the ultimate in hunting knives although I never really cared for the look. A game warden friend had an elegant Puma folder, which his wife had bought for $5 from a store in Victoria, BC, I think in the 1960s. (She and the store clerk both thought it had been mis-labeled at $50). He broke the blade when hammering it through a tree root after getting wrecked on a river near Bella Coola. He sent it to Germany for repair and they fixed it, but sent it back with a stern note advising that it was not meant for hammering through roots.
 
Yeah I actually told him he should never sell it, but he claims he needs the money idk. His grandpa is actually no longer living, which makes me feel even worse wanting to potentially buy it. If i do I will post some pics but i don't currently have any.
 
My first knife, early 70's. I'd never sell it and likely buy another if I found one in good condition.
 
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Im honestly considering buying it because I really do like the knife and then thinking maybe in a few years I will give it back to him for his birthday or something if he gets his life figured out. I think he would really appreciate that.
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that would be an awesome thing to do. wish i had friends like you.:)
 
Buying it from him to help him out and then maybe down the line give it back to him sounds like a nice thing to do for a friend until he can figure things out. Always liked the look of it, I got a White Hunter II with a smaller blade and no serrations back in the 90s. Since I could never afford the WH, I wanted to find one of the West German Bund knives (by Hirschkrone) I believe their airforce used, I do not believe I ever figured out what Marathon Thyssen tool steel was equivalent to. Also got a Eye Brand Guide knife with similar shape but as good fit and finish.
 
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Yeah this one doesnt have the serrations. Im pretty sure its pre 1964 but dunno for sure, doesnt really matter its a cool knife no matter when it was made. Thanks everyone for the responses.
 
My dad always told me about how when he was a teenager a guy he hunted with had a White Hunter, and how he always wanted one but could never afford it. I bought him a 1967 one for his last birthday
 
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