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mr.jbk79 · #1 05-12-2012, 01:23 PM

This is my small collection of older Pumas. They are from beween 1966 and 1972. I've had them for several years. I just love the character the stag has on the older Puma Knives. From the top: Puma White Hunter, Skinner, Buddy, Hunter's Companion, and Hunter's Friend.

Texas Star · #2 05-12-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mr.jbk79

This is my small collection of older Pumas. They are from beween 1966 and 1972. I've had them for several years. I just love the character the stag has on the older Puma Knives. From the top: Puma White Hunter, Skinner, Buddy, Hunter's Companion, and Hunter's Friend.

Thanks for the pics! Older Puma knives indeed have nice stag. I have three with Micarta handles, and like them, too.

I'm going to find my older Puma catalogs and other literature. I think I know where to look.

I first saw the Model 3589, sort of a fancied-up Hunter's Friend or Outdoor model, in a Waffen Frankonia catalog in the 1960's. It took years to get a couple, but I did. Nice knives, very Germanic.

I sold my Buddy, but it was a good knife. I think it and the Trail Guide were meant largely for the Swedish market, and the blades were designed with Swedes in mind.

I believe the primary difference between the Outdoor and the Hunter's Friend is that the former is stainless.

Did anyone click on my Fallkniven link? Here it is again: www.fallkniven.com

Click there on Fixed Blade knives and Survival Knives and Exclusive Knives and look at the S-1, the A-1, and the NL series. Mine is an NL-2. It is well worth seeing them and seeking a US importer. Those prices are in Swedish kroner. The knives are expensive, but US dealers often have them from $100-450, depending on the model. They perform like custom knives and are as well made as most, but are available for immediate delivery. They also sell some blades for those wanting to install custom handles.

I showed my NL-2 to several members of the American Bladesmith Society, and all were amazed at the quality. I think you can Google for Fallkniven knives and get a list of US dealers and check prices. THe NL-2 also has amazingly good balance for a knife that size; it feels lighter in the hand than it is. My S-1 is probably my favorite of any general outdoors knife that I've owned. That model is also approved for US aircrew use and has a National Stock Number so that unit funds can be used to order it or the F-1 model, both of which passed stringent US and Swedish military trials.

Other than the original SOG SEAL-2000, I think these Fallkniven are the only knives to pass such government trials, whch were rigorous. The A-1 also passed, but is too large for the sheath on US survival vests. It is, however, popular with Norwegian Marines, and has served well in Afghanistan, as has the A-2.

mr.jbk79 · #3 05-12-2012, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Texas Star

Thanks for the pics! Older Puma knives indeed have nice stag. I have three with Micarta handles, and like them, too.

I'm going to find my older Puma catalogs and other literature. I think I know where to look.

I first saw the Model 3589, sort of a fancied-up Hunter's Friend or Outdoor model, in a Waffen Frankonia catalog in the 1960's. It took years to get a couple, but I did. Nice knives, very Germanic.

I sold my Buddy, but it was a good knife. I think it and the Trail Guide were meant largely for the Swedish market, and the blades were designed with Swedes in mind.

I believe the primary difference between the Outdoor and the Hunter's Friend is that the former is stainless.

Did anyone click on my Fallkniven link? Here it is again: www.fallkniven.com

Click there on Fixed Blade knives and Survival Knives and Exclusive Knives and look at the S-1, the A-1, and the NL series. Mine is an NL-2. It is well worth seeing them and seeking a US importer. Those prices are in Swedish kroner. The knives are expensive, but US dealers often have them from $100-450, depending on the model. They perform like custom knives and are as well made as most, but are available for immediate delivery. They also sell some blades for those wanting to install custom handles.

I showed my NL-2 to several members of the American Bladesmith Society, and all were amazed at the quality. I think you can Google for Fallkniven knives and get a list of US dealers and check prices. THe NL-2 also has amazingly good balance for a knife that size; it feels lighter in the hand than it is. My S-1 is probably my favorite of any general outdoors knife that I've owned. That model is also approved for US aircrew use and has a National Stock Number so that unit funds can be used to order it or the F-1 model, both of which passed stringent US and Swedish military trials.

Other than the original SOG SEAL-2000, I think these Fallkniven are the only knives to pass such government trials, whch were rigorous. The A-1 also passed, but is too large for the sheath on US survival vests. It is, however, popular with Norwegian Marines, and has served well in Afghanistan, as has the A-2.

You are right about the Puma Outdoor being stainless. The Friend is Pumaster steel(carbon steel). Those Fallkniven knives look pretty nice indeed. I only looked a little bit, the site was slow right now. On good quality knives, it doesn't take too much to drop several hundred or more dollars in a hurry.