puma vs marbles

[Todd Schreiber]

i'm in the market for a new knife. i want to get something that is better than what x-mart sells. i have narrowed down my selection to the puma hunters companion or skinner, and the marbles fieldcraft or plainsman. i don't know that much about knives, so i could use some advice. i want the knife for general hunting, mostly whitetails. the knife will be used to field dress, then latter to bone out the deer. any help would be apreciated. thanks!

 

[Excalibur]

Todd, I've owned both the Marbles and the Pumas. While both are excellent knives ... I'll have to give the edge (pun intended

) to the Marbles.

I used a Plainsman last year to field dress and work up a couple of deer. The knife really excelled. Split the breast bone, and the pelvic bone easily. Still shaving sharp when I finished. ( although it did tug the hair on my arm a bit)

A friend of mine used a Marbles Sport99 on a Hog Hunt this past year. He had similar results ... and hogs are tough critters!

This year I'll be testing one of their Trailcrafts that Jason Stewart sent me to test. Nice little knife, with a handle big enough to fit my hand.

Best of luck to you, and safe huntin'

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[Kirk D]

I have to agree with Excaliber.

I've got several Pumas, and I've got a Marble Plainsman. Puma's are pretty knives, and I like the stag handles..., but Puma's steel doesn't compare to the 52100 Marble uses.

 

[SALTY]

Comparing Stainless Steel with Carbon is like comparing apples and oranges. I generally assume that with most (not all) Stainless Steels that I am trading off some edge holding and overall cutting qualities for corrosion resistance.

 

[Jeff Clark]

The Marble Plainsman has an excellent blade design made from an excellent alloy. I would rate it over anything in the Puma line. My preference would be to get one with a larger finger guard. This is so that when I invert the knife and choke up on the blade for opening the abdominal cavity I can fit the guard in the web between my thumb and forefinger. I wouldn't be concerned working with a dry knife, but I get nervous when I'm working in blood. I hear that Marbles will make knives with larger guards for a small premium. Of course this precludes buying through a discount dealer and it may take extra time.

 

[lambertiana]

Originally posted by Nimrod:
Comparing Stainless Steel with Carbon is like comparing apples and oranges. I generally assume that with most (not all) Stainless Steels that I am trading off some edge holding and overall cutting qualities for corrosion resistance.

If you are lucky and can find an older Puma with carbon steel blades, that would be a good choice. Those are really good blades, too bad they have gone entirely to stainless.

John



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[db]

Wow Todd you do know that Marbles are made in the UP right? I also have the Plainsman and it is a great knife. Go with the Marbles.

 

[Dan K]

Got 'em both, old from post WW2 till now.
Old stuff comparable... new stuff....go Marbles.
Dan