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The PUMA on the hunting
Since 1769, before the French
Revolution, the PUMA brand has
existed. At that time blades for
razors, pocket knives, shears
or hunting knives and swords have
been sharpened on natural sharpening
stones, taking advantage of the
hydraulic water power. Important
for the knife production as for
the industry in general was the
invention of the steamengine.
After the second world war there
was another important event for
PUMA. |
| Oswald von Frankenberg
und Ludwigsdor (1915-1986) entered
the company. He was an experienced
hunter who initiated the new PUMA
policy "no more household
knives, but quality hunting, fishing
and outdoor knives". In Co-operation
with German and foreign huntign
experts, knives of world-wide
reputation and practical use have
been developed. The most important
piece of equipment for a hunter
is, apart from a good rifle and
field glasses, the hunting knife.
The best-known and most-wanted
knife among the German hunting
folders is still the Universal-Jagdtaschenmesser
(item no. 210959). This model
has been designed and developed
in co-operation with Top forest
master Frevert, former head of
the state hunting ground Rominten
and President of the international
Bloodhound Federation, with whom
PUMA designed several hunting
knives. |
The PUMA quality management
Hunting knives have to connect
quality and useful effects in
a sensful way. This is guaranteed
by the PUMA quality management.
The co-operation between experienced
and world famous designer's, for
example, Mr. H. P. Knoop, Mr.
P. Herbst or Mr. H. P. Jermer,
and the experienced PUMA employees
is the foundation-stone for it.
This strategy is continued by
a permanent controlling of all
manufacturing steps. A signpost
for this procedure was the PUMA
Guarantee-number-system established
1965, which was responsible to
pursue each knife. Result is a
wide range of knives in an extra
ordinary quality. |
The PUMA product variety
PUMA's range of products has grown
continuosly from gereration to
generation. The knives usually
reflect a trend and are selected
according to their purpose. The
design as well is very important.
There are the following knife
categories.
- hunting, scout and trekking
knives
- hunting folders
- sporting folders, outdoor, folding
and fishing knives
- collector's knives
- accessories, sheaths and pouches |
Correct accessories
Basic accessories like metal polish,
sharpening steel, oil and sharpeningstones
complete the PUMA product range.
PUMA collector's and luxury knives
are delivered in elegant wooden
and tin boxes with a certificate. |
Copied but never surpassed
The White Hunter of the International
Series has been developed in co-operation
with the East-African hunting
organisation in 1956. This superb
all-purpose knife has a 15 cm,
thin-ground blade with a stable
cutting edge. The back may be
used to chop. The knife is still
a world-wide success and the design
has been copied by nearly all
knife manufacturing nations. |
The simple taste - or PUMA special knives
Oscar Wilde's maxim "I habe
a simple taste - only the best
of everything" may be applied
to each PUMA product, but especially
to collector's knives and special
commissions. Excellent workman-ship
and well-known artists guarantee
brilliant engravings and carvings,
all hand-made. The special knives
are much sought after as a valuable
object and status symbol world-wide,
representing the good taste of
their owners. |
| Such models are
delivered in luxury wooden boxes
in accordance to their value.
A very often used model for a
PUMA collector's knife is the
folding knife of the 4-Star series.
This model has an excellent design
and a simple shapa and is the
ideal model for luxury versions.
Handmade are the unique 4-Star
knives of the well-known painter
A. Hopp. The white Micarta scales
are treated with a new Scrimshaw
technique. It required great talent
and a profound knowledge of old
engraving techniques and modern
printing techniques to achieve
the coloured engravings. Several
colour layers compose a picturesque
landscape. The motif is hand-coloured
and the painting reminds of old
ivory paintings of the 17th century,
seen on medallions and tobaccojars. |
| And also these
knives are showing the PUMA Quality
Management. Although the PUMA
collector's knives are to valuable
for the daily use, and although
they are treasures of extraordinary
quality, completed with limited
series which are growing in their
value every year of existence,
their are still representing a
useful and complete knife.
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