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PUMA KNIVES
The catalog said, “1769” and I
re-read it again. That’s the first
year PUMA knives were
made. Since then, their tradition of
craftsmanship and high quality steel has
been carried on and it still represents one
of the classic knife makers of the world.
When you do something for that long,
you get pretty good at it.
When I was a working cop a million years
ago, there was one officer, a dear friend, Bob
Rhode, who always loved things of quality. Bob
always had the best watch, best guns, best gear, loved good
wine, good food, fine autos and anything else that took a
discerning eye to understand. I was a knife guy and one day
asked Bob what he carried as a knife on duty. He smiled
and pulled a PUMA “Duke” out of the flapped sheath on his
duty belt. “It’s the best money can buy,” he said, smiling at
me. “See the little ‘dot’ on the blade, that’s where they test it
for correct hardness and heat-treatment. You won’t find that
on any other blade.” That stuck in my brain ever since.
PUMA is back in a big way now, with strong representation
in the states with the PUMA
Knife Company USA. They are
the official distributors of this
fine line of European knives
and I’m pleased to be able to
re-introduce them to you.
Like many things European,
they often have lines
not-quite familiar to our
American-ized eyes, but
nonetheless, like fine European
autos, there are usually reasons for those
design ideas. The classic White Hunter is one
I dreamed about as a kid and for some reason
have let slip through my fingers ever since. Once
I got the loaner knife in hand though, I realized I
should have spent my money all those years ago.
The Prince mirrors the knife Bob owned and is also a
classic PUMA design. The Wolf is a handy fixed-blade
hunter model and the stag on all three add to the allure.
The Pretec is more modern, but doesn’t give up anything,
and the blade/saw combo make sense in the field.
These will be difficult to send back. Check ‘em all out
and do what your heart tells you to do! (913) 888-5524,
www.pumaknifecompanyusa.com
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