Wildcat knives

[okie 46]

Any of you guys know anything about an old German knife company that marks there knives "WILDCAT"
thanks

[gbuskirk]

Your question makes me think of Mercator, maker of the K55 "Black Cat"

[okie 46]

It's a knife I seen in a pawn shop. The knife looked like a puma but after better inspection I noticed the only markings on it was wildcat solingen Germany. I tried to find info on wildcat but came up empty.
Thanks for your help. Bernard might have info on the company. They might just be an importer?

[sunnyd]

I found this one. Perhaps it would assist you a little..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Germ...#ht_500wt_1416

[gbuskirk]

Bladeforums past topics:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...lingen-Germany
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...from-the-attic
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...t-these-knives
Finally one with photos: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...5434-Old-Bowie
This is a 1960's/70's commodity Solingen stag-handled hunting knife, "Original Bowie" style.

[okie 46]

Thanks for the info. The one i seen looked like a puma white hunter. That's why I thought it was a puma at first also the guard was ns instead of aluminum.

[tltt]

The higher end ones I've seen were perhaps Wingen or Schlieper contracted. They matched well with those brands.

[okie 46]

I think your right. I found a schlieper that was the same. Thanks for the info. I can't find any dates on wildcat at all.

[Campbellclanman]

I have owned several "Wildcat" Solingen knives-all that I have owned were the generic styled fixed blade, but of the better quality as you would see from Linder or Anton Wingen.

[okie 46]

Thanks

[okie 46]

What years where they made?

[Campbellclanman]

I would be guessing to say from memory ( asI no longer own mine ) that they would fall into the usual category of the 70's

[okie 46]

Thanks Duncan