Puma White Hunter Question

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This is my first post, and I hope it’s not a stupid question! For those who own a Puma White Hunter would you tell me if the top edge of the drop point and the top of the blade are sharpened please? Many thanks.
 
Thanks. So on the white hunter that top edge isn’t really sharp but not completely blunt? That makes sense to me. Thank you guys again.
 
I looked at the first site but not speaking German I just looked at the pictures. Those helped me, thanks again.
 
GIRLYmann said:
Ah, the puma white hunter!
http://m.pumahunter.de/puma-gallery
Puma describes it as a "strong short edge for chopping and hacking. It saves the main edge".
Whilst the auto messer (a derivative with a blade similar to the white hunter)
http://m.pumahunter.de/biography-about-the-auto-knife-/
states it as a "short blunt hatchet edge for cutting kindling, chopping wood, breaking up bones. etc".
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Ta1970 said:
I looked at the first site but not speaking German I just looked at the pictures. Those helped me, thanks again.
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Ask and ya shall receive LOL Translated from their page;

The first White Hunter appeared around 1956 with the number 6377 on the US market. Later, the knife was first sold with the number 6377 and then as 6384 "utility knife" in Europe.
The White Hunter had at that time nor blades made of stainless steel (PUMASTER STEEL)
1980 Puma then brought out the model with the number 6375th The blade of the 6375 consists of the stainless steel 4110 (US designation 440A) with a hardness of 57-58 Rockwell and is largely rust-free.
For a short time there was also the beginning of the 70s, the White Hunter 6399 and early 80s 6377 with handles made of jacaranda wood (mega rar!)
At the beginning of the 90s, a Whitte Hunter II with the number 6374 appeared, in which the blade is a bit shorter, the saw blade is missing and the handles are fixed with two instead of three rivets.


The White Hunter designation on the blade changed over the years as follows:

1. "FOR THE WHITE HUNTER" + - 1956 / PUMASTER STEEL

2. "PUMA WHITE HUNTER" + - 1957/58 / PUMASTER STEEL

3. "PUMA WHITE HUNTER" (with GPSG) + - 1958/59 / PUMASTER STEEL

4. "WHITE HUNTER 6377" left side (USA only) 1959 and later / PUMASTER STEEL

5. "WHITE HUNTER 6384 / Utility Knife" (only in Europe) + - 1966 only short time / PUMASTER STEEL

6. "WHITE HUNTER 6377" right side + - 1970 and later / PUMASTER STEEL

7. "WHITE HUNTER 6399" with wooden handle (only in USA) + - 1970 only short time / PUMASTER STEEL

8. "WHITE HUNTER 6377" with wooden handle + - 1980 only short time / PUMASTER STEEL

9. "WHITE HUNTER 6375" + - 1977 to + - 1985 / NEW STAINLESS SUPER KEEN CUTTING STEEL

10. "WHITE HUNTER 6375" + - 1985 to + - 2013 / STAINLESS STEE L

11. "WHITE HUNTER II 6374" + - 1995 / STAINLESS STEEL

special models

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1976

K leash pad White H with the attached blades term "driver weir" and Nu mmer 6380 .

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1992

Special edition of the White Hunter "Wildlife" with handle made of grenadilla - hardwood and a cold needle engraving of real rose gold.
Motiv: Elephant
On the back of the handle is an engraved inscription:
African Wildlife 3 rd. Edition 1991/92
The knife dates from 1991 and is limited to 250 pieces.

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1996

The White Hunter number 346375 was issued in a limited edition of 400 copies for the anniversary "40 years White Hunter"
The blade bears an etching with "Anniversary 1956 - 1996" and in the handle of white ivory Micarta, there is a drypoint engraving of sterling silver with the 5 big animals of Africa.
- Lion, buffalo, elephant, rhino and leopard -
The other side of the handle is engraved with the words "AFRICAN BIG FIVE" and the limitation number.
The knife was delivered in 1996 with a beautiful wood storage box. The massive beech box has on the top and bottom each a beautiful dark wood insert and inside the contours for knife and scabbard were milled out.

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2005

Appeared a White Hunter II with handles made of black Micarta which was sold only in the US! There were only 400 copies of it, commissioned by an American knife wholesaler.
Blade lettering on the left side .

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2006

PUMA produced for the DJZ (German hunting newspaper) another 25 copies of the White Hunter II with black micarta cups and an etching

"25 years DJZ" on the back of the blade. These rare knives could order the readers over the editorship.

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2006

Was there the Puma classic in two versions as an anniversary edition (50 years White Hunter) and as a year
knife 2006 (info and photos under exquisite Puma knife)

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2010

The White Hunter 116009 was on the occasion of the 240th anniversary of the company Puma and therefore got the addition 240 on the blade.
The handle and the crossguard has been designed ergonomically in this model and the knife is thus perfectly in the hand.



Mehr Infos: http://m.pumahunter.de/puma-gallery
 
Carl schlieper aka eye brand, had a white hunter clone ... without that blunt edge
The puma white hunter is a briilliant classic
which in some ways had influence
if not inspired others to emulate
some of its features;
like its blade tip and slight recurve
seen on the spanish aitor survival knives from the '80s...
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Aitor Survival, back in the 70's before the hollow handles...
 
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Puma make beautifully executed knives. The edge holding is not up to more modern steels but is ok. It is easy to sharpening the field and that is desirable to many in this sort of knife.
 
I bought one of these not too long ago. It's described on their website as "Puma IP White Hunter 240 Olive Wood Spanish Made Hunting Knife with Leather Sheath". Puma IP is their International Production, whereby they have their knives produced elsewhere, in most cases Spain. The blade on this particular model is 440C hardened to 57-60 Rockwell. At least so they say. It's a beautiful knife and quite a bit more affordable than the German-made model with stag handles.
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Nice! I’ll eventually get one of the White Hunters. I’ve always wanted one but never had the money. I’ll likely get an unused older model. Funny thing, my fascination with the white hunter comes from a movie I saw years ago called “The Sands Of The Kalahari”. Stuart Whitman carried one in it.
 
I don't have a White Hunter, but I do a have an old Pumaster bowie in carbon steel that I bought new in about 1973. It has the diamond imprint from the Rockwell hardness test, and nice Sambar stag handles. Probably paid $30-40 bucks for it.

Like this:

Puma6376Bowie010.jpg
 
That’s on my list of knives I want to own. Thanks again. I appreciate all the posts, I’m definitely in the right forum!
BTW, I just got an email from Puma USA. The guy there confirmed what you guys said. The top edge isn’t sharpened but it can be.
 
 
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It seems that Bark River is planning to do their own version of the famous White Hunter, in a more modern steel type and of course with a convex grind.
Statement made by Mike Stewart in the Puma collectors group on Facebook.
 
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