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KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION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

Intended use: Collection

Type of production: Artisan by CIC Master Sergio Consoli
Production Lama: Italy
Blade: In spirograph damascus steel
Blade treatment: -
Handle: bronze bolsters, timascus with titanium spacers
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Total length: 225mm.
Weight: 243g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: titanium
Notes: Handmade by Master Sergio Consoli - knife number 454 made in 2018

Acknowledgments

Currently I make a limited number of knives a year and participate in some exhibitions, where among other things I have won my first prizes:

in 2005 at LAME SOTTO I PORTICI in Romano di Lombardia (BG) I was awarded as "best table on display"

always in the same year at the CULTER-EXPO in Novegro (MI) as "best folding knife"

I was also ranked second in the competition organized by the magazine LAME D'AUTORE as the best fixed hunting blade

then in 2007 at "Scarperia" I won the third prize for best folding

but above all again in 2007, to my great satisfaction, I reached the degree of MASTER OF THE ITALIAN KNIVING CORPORATION, a recognition received at the first exam.

Presentation of the craftsman

Creating a knife by hand is what I consider a real art form.
The satisfaction of seeing an object that comes from one's own hands, that takes shape and reaches mechanical, artistic and aesthetic perfection is what pays me back the most for all the hours of work and effort it takes to create a knife completely. by hand.

The passion for "cutting tools" has always been in me since I was a child and grew with me until the almost sudden decision to build my first knife myself, it was a "need", almost an inner necessity that I couldn't put off, my hands and my mind had to start creating, of course, what I had always been passionate about ... the knife!

I started at 40, in 2003, practically self-taught, I had no experience of manual work, but I had been a mechanical designer for many years and this allowed me to perfectly know the technique and all the various stages of mechanical processing.

Currently I am a member, with the rank of Master, which is the highest, of the Italian Knives Guild, an association recognized all over the world for the seriousness and above all quality of execution that all its members must maintain over time.

What I do now is what I consider my art form ..., to create "handcrafted, hunting and collectible knives".

They are knives made entirely by hand, only with an infinite series of files, a small drill for the holes and a sander for the concave grinding of the blades, nothing else!
I mainly make folding knives, which satisfy my desire to build perfect mechanical objects and perfection in the smallest details, even inside where they are not seen, is what distinguishes a knife created by hand, from one made industrially .

The mechanics then must be made in the best possible way, without counting the hours of work, only in this way the final result is guaranteed.

Of course, over the years I have refined my technique and currently I have improved the mechanics even more by inserting a system of ball bearings on the blade rotation, which guarantee an absolutely perfect seal and allow the blade to close and open without the slightest friction. and with an incredible sweetness.

With regard to the blades then, I am experimenting with new types of hardening, which give hardnesses of 62-63 HRC and allow an exceptional edge hold and cutting quality for all types of use.

I make practically all the knives on an initial design of mine, they are all unique pieces made completely by hand down to the smallest details, one at a time, only in this way, in my opinion, a knife can be considered "artisanal".

Regarding the materials I use, I can say that for the blades I prefer RWL34 steel which is sintered from powders and guarantees the total absence of internal defects, sometimes I also use damascus, both stainless steel and carbon, for the uniqueness 'that give the knife, since each damask is always different from another.

For the handles, one of the most beautiful materials is the mammoth tooth, which can be found in a variety of wonderful colors, I also use fossil mammoth ivory, various briars, titanium and carbon fiber.

Most of the knives, however, are made entirely of steel, in order to then be engraved, always and strictly by hand, to transform the knife even more into a real work of art ...

Blade: 61HRC RWL34 Stainless Steel
Handle: Walnut, Damascus and Titanium
Blade Lenght: 75mm.
Blade Thickness: 4mm.
Overall Lenght: 180mm.
Weight: 110g.
Lock: Liner lock
Clip: -
Sheath: -
Notes: Handmade in Italy by CIC Master Sergio Consoli