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KNIFE FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased, from a private collection
* Condition: As new
* Availability: Rare 1980s/90s bowie, discontinued and no longer available
* Sharpening: Factory edge
* Blade marks: -
* Handle marks: -
* Box: Present, with green foam interior
* Sheath: Present, in excellent condition
* Manuals, Certificates, and Warranty: -
* Inspected and certified by our in-house workshop

The Puma Skinmaster 11 6010 with stag horn handle is a premium hunting knife, forged from a single block of 1.4116 steel according to the renowned Solingen tradition. Designed for skinning, it offers a perfect balance between strength and handling. The thick, short blade ensures precision and durability, while the genuine stag horn handle adds elegance and excellent ergonomics. Each piece is unique, with natural grain patterns that make it both a working tool and a collector’s item. Equipped with a high-quality leather sheath, the Puma Skinmaster is the ideal companion for demanding hunters and for those seeking a knife that can face any outdoor challenge with style and reliability.

Intended use: Skinning / hunting
Production type: Fully forged (integral) from a single piece of steel
Country of origin: Germany (Solingen)
Blade: 1.4116 stainless steel (DIN WN 1.4116), hardness 55–57 HRC
Blade finish: Satin
Handle: Stag horn
Blade length: 93 mm
Blade thickness: 5 mm
Overall length: 204 mm
Weight: 240 g
Package: Leather sheath; wooden box
Notes: Each handle is unique thanks to the natural grain of stag horn; a balanced, durable knife ideal for intensive use

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased, from a private collection.
* Condition: in very good condition, never actually used, with slight signs of time
* Commercially available rare bowie from the 70s/80s discontinued and no longer available
* Sharpening: Factory.
* Marks on blade: A few small marks due to time.
* Marks on handle: A few small marks due to time
* Box: Present, but lacking the green foam inner liners, which have deteriorated over time
* Scabbard: Present, in very good condition, marked “Western Germany”
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: -
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Puma 6356 Original Bowie - A Unique Collector's Knife

The Puma 12 6356 is a remarkable vintage hunting knife known for its sturdiness, quality workmanship and excellent durability. Made in Germany from Pumaster steel, a high-performance alloy steel, this knife offers an ideal combination of hardness, wear resistance, and reliability. Pumaster approaches the performance of modern steels such as D2, with a similar composition that includes good carbon and chromium content. Although it does not reach the hardness of modern ultra-high performance steels, Pumaster is still able to maintain an exceptional edge over the long term, showing superior corrosion resistance compared to pure carbon steels such as 1095 or C75.

With a blade measuring nearly 10 inches long and an overall length of more than 15 inches, the Puma 12 6356 is an imposing knife that does not go unnoticed. Its nickel silver through-guard and rosewood handle give the knife a sophisticated look, while the quality of its craftsmanship ensures durable performance. 

This specimen, which appears to have never been used, is in excellent condition and is complete with its original box and leather sheath - special feature of the latter is that it is still marked “Western Germany,” which dates it pre-1986.

It is an ideal choice for any collector. Not only a high-quality hunting knife, but a true collector's item for fans of vintage Puma items.

Intended Use: Collectible / Vintage / Hunting

Type of production: Handcrafted
Country of manufacture: West Germany (pre-1986)
Blade: integral, Pumaster steel (a tool steel very simle to today's D2)
Blade finish: mirror polish
Handle: nickel silver through-guard and Rosewood riveted handle
Blade length: 255m.
Blade thickness: 5.5mm.
Total length: 386mm.
Balance: advanced
Weight: 555g.
Sheath: leather
Packaging: wooden case, lacking interior linings (deteriorated with time)
Notes: rare Vintage knife late 1970s, early 1980s - previously purchased, from a private collection

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Overall in good condition.
* Commercially available Discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory sharpened, improvable
* Marks on blade: No
* Marks on handle: Slight, on nickel silver heads.
* Box: Absent
* Scabbard: Original, leather, with a few small marks due to age.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Absent
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory


Particular knife developed with the help of experienced falconers and especially Horst Niesters in the early 1970s.
The blade was designed to chop up food for raptors and to intercept game brought back by raptors during hunting trips. In the center of the blade is a small semicircular notch that serves to signal to the falconer that the edge is sharp from the tip of the blade to that exact point; the rest of the blade is kept blunt to protect the raptors.
PUMA's falconer's knife is designed to be very handy and absolutely practical, making it a reliable companion for hunting prey.


Intended Use: Collection / Vintage / Hunting

Type of production: semi-crafted
Country of manufacture: Germany
Blade: 440C stainless steel
Blade finish: satin-finished
Handle: wooden, with nickel silver guard and pommel
Blade length: 125mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Total length: 242mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 130g.
Sheath: leather
Packaging: -
Notes: Vintage 1970s knife - Withdrawn from private collection - Overall in very good condition

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased, presumably from the late 1970s/early 1980s.
* Condition: In very good condition
* Commercially available: Rudy Ruana passed away in 1986, Ruana knives are still in production and orderable on their site with waiting lists, but in different configurations from this one.
* Sharpening: Factory original, improvable, with some cosmetic abrasion.
* Marks on blade: Small horizontal marks due to insertion and removal from scabbard.
* Marks on handle: A few small marks on the aluminum handle.
* Packaging: -
* Scabbard: Leather, handcrafted, original, with a few small marks given by age.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: - -
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory



Intended use: hunting / light hiking

Type of production: handcrafted
Country of production: USA
Blade: made of undeclared high carbon steel (presumably 1095 or 5160), hammer-forged, ground, individually oil-hardened and heat-treated using a zone tempering method that makes the back and tang of the blade softer than the cutting edge
Blade finish: satin-finished
Handle: cast aluminum directly on tang with beveled and riveted elk horn inserts. The tang runs inside the full length of the handle, and the cast aluminum produces a strong handle that is impossible to break.
Blade length: 125mm.
Blade thickness: 4.5mm.
Total length: 235mm.
Weight: 190g.
Sheath: handcrafted, leather, for vertical carrying on the belt
Packaging: -
Notes: Specimen presumably late 1970s/early 1980s in excellent condition - previously purchased knife from a private collection

Company History.
In 1938, Rudy Ruana began making knives in a small store in Montana. Members of his family continue to this day to handcraft Ruana knives in the same store. In 1964 Ruana's son-in-law, Vic Hangas, left a job with a telephone company and put his artistic talents to good use, joining Ruana in the business. Hangas' son Mark began working in the business in 1976. In 1983, Ruana retired at the age of 80 and sold the business to the Hangas family. In 1984 Mike Hangas joined his brother and father and the company was incorporated. Rudy Ruana died in April 1986. He was honored with posthumous induction into the American Bladesmith Society's Hall of Fame in 1997 and Blade magazine's Cutlery Hall of Fame in 2002.

Ruana knives are still handmade in the small Montana store where Rudy Ruana began forging blades more than 80 years ago. In an era of outsourcing and diminishing Made in America products, Ruana knives are still handmade in the United States, with a focus on quality rather than quantity. Although some things have changed over the years, still using the same methods and much of the same equipment used by Rudy Ruana.

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased, presumably from the late 1970s/early 1980s.
* Condition: In very good condition
* Commercially available On order, with waiting list.
* Sharpening: Factory original, can be improved.
* Marks on blade: Small horizontal marks due to insertion and removal from scabbard.
* Marks on handle: A few small marks on aluminum tang.
* Packaging: -
* Scabbard: Leather, handcrafted, original.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: - -
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory



Intended use: hunting / fishing / light hiking

Type of production: handcrafted
Country of production: USA
Blade: O1 steel
Blade finish: satin finish
Handle: leather rings, brass guard, duralumin pommel
Blade length: 115mm.
Blade thickness: 3.8mm.
Total length: 230mm.
Weight: 130g.
Scabbard: handmade, leather, for vertical carrying on belt
Packaging: -
Notes: Specimen presumably late 1970s/early 1980s in excellent condition - previously purchased knife from a private collection

History of the Model
The Model 7 was designed as a scaled-down version of the Model 3 Hunter.

Almost immediately, the idea of a scaled-down version of the new Hunter dawned on Bo Randall as an ideal knife for his fellow anglers. An avid fisherman since his youth, Bo regarded this new knife as a labor of love and immediately set to work on the project. At first he tried 4- and 4.5-inch blades, but then opted for the 4 1/2-inch one. Bo wanted the right handle for cleaning brook trout and similar sized fish, so he reduced the size of the handle of the new Hunter and changed its shape. Naturally, he called this model the "Fisherman," and some early prototypes with 4-inch blades were delivered to some dealers during the latter part of September 1945.

Vintage knife produced in Portland in 1972 characterized by an extremely penetrating full flat type of sharpening, designed specifically for hunting use - Knife withdrawn from private collection - Overall in very good condition - Never used, a few small marks on the leather sheath, due to the passage of time - Free of packaging - Checked and certified by our internal laboratory Coltelleria Collini

Intended use: Collection / Vintage / Hunting

Type of production: industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: 440C stainless steel
Blade finish: mirror polish
Handle: stainless steel guard and pommel, brass spacers, macassar ebony handle
Blade length: 115mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Total length: 225mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 191g.
Sheath: leather
Packaging: -
Notes: Vintage knife from 1972 - Withdrawn from private collection globally in very good condition - Unpacked