Puma White Hunter Bowie 6399 Pre 1965 Fixed Blade Knife w/ Sheath Germany For Sale

Please stop by our store Sell it Baltimore to check out our other 12,000 items for sale. Our inventory changes daily so please check back often. Please do not send offers, all prices are as listed. You are offerding on: Original Puma Pre 1965- Bowie 6396 Fixed Blade Knife w/ Sheath Germany Pumaster Steel There are no other numbers, letters, or markings other then what is already listed and shown in the pictures. See more details below. Approximate Measurements: Blade - 6 1/8\" Full Knife 10 1/4\" Entire Length In Sheath 11 1/4\" Please read below the Puma company history and in 1965 Puma implemented date codes. (Below is copied directly from the Puma website) PUMA Company History Timeline 1769 - Johann Wilhelm Lauterjung registers his PUMA® trademark with the Knifemaker’s Guild in Solingen and starts PUMA® in a small shop on the Wupper river. 1855 – Nathaniel, Johann’s great grandson, moves PUMA® to Solingen. 1876 Nathaniel’s son Otto Lauterjung (1855-1931) introduces pocket knives, stilettos, sabers, and hunting knives. 1900 – PUMA®-WERK Lauterjung und Sohn” is written down on the Solingen register of companies. 1920 – Otto’s sons Eugen (1883-1969) and Franz (18888-1976) build a second plant in Solingen and develop the export market. PUMA® becomes famous on the international market. 1936-1945 – PUMA® production is put under the authority of the War Production board 1945 – Return to civilian production of pocket and household knives 1953 – Oswald von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf (1915-1986), the husband of Renate Lauterjung, increases the company’s focus on hunting , fishing, and outdoor knives. While working with the famous German forester Walter Frevert, numerous PUMA® classics such as the Waidbesteck, Jagdnicker, Waidmesser, and Saufeder (hog spear) are developed. The famous bloodhound hunter Tassius designs the Rudemann and the Wildtoter. 1956 – The White Hunter knife is developed in conjunction with the East African Professional Hunter’s Association. 1957 – Kurt Gutmann of Gutmann Cutlery Company in New York becomes the U.S. distributor. 1964 – Military Series introduced. 1965 – PUMA® incorporates date codes on its knives that indicate when each knife was made. 1967 – Renate von Frankenberg becomes the General Manager of PUMA®-Werk 1969 – Much of the PUMA® factory is destroyed by fire. Many old records and tools are lost. 1986 – Oswald von Frankenberg and Ludwigsdorf dies, leaving a healthy and growing company behind.1991 – PUMA®-Werk is sold to the Hindrichs family of Solingen. 1995 – Harald Lauer becomes Managing Director of PUMA®-Werk. Harald has been instrumental in PUMA®’s growth since the late 1970s and introduces new production methods including CNC controllers and laser technology. 1998 PUMA®-Werk is sold to Heiner Hiepass-Aryus and moved to the modern Solingen industrial park “Aufderhohe”. 2009 – PUMA® Knife Company U.S.A. of Lenexa Kansas becomes the North American distributor of PUMA®. 2010 – SGB™ German Blade line of knives is introduced. Item is pre-owned. May show signs of age and use. Please look over all pictures and ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE you buy.