PUMA - TRAPPER ' S COMPANION No. 6385 Stag Handle Knife W/ SHEATH Circa 1966
Item History & Price
1966No. 6385 PUMA-TRAPPER'S COMPANIONwith STAG HANDLE & SHEATH
THE CONTROL NUMBER STAMPED ON THE GUARD, 74606, INDICATES THIS RIGHT HAND No. 6385 TRAPPER'S COMPANION WAS MADE IN THE 4th QUARTER OF 1966 SO IT'S 52-1/2 YEARS OLD!
THIS NEVER USED KNIFE IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION. THE BLADE IS 4-5/16" LONG FROM THE GUARD TO THE TIP AND THE KNIFE IS 8-1/2" LONG OVERALL. THE GENUINE NEW SUPER KEEN-CUTTING STEEL BLADE HAS ...THE ORIGINAL FACTORY EDGE, NEVER RE-SHARPENED. THE GRAPHICS ARE COMPLETE AND LEGIBLE AND READ "PUMA TRAPPER'S COMPANION NEW SUPER KEEN-CUTTING STEEL RIGHT HAND - NO. 6385 - Gm 1938506 PUMA WERK WEST-GERMANY". THE WELL MATCHED SAMBAR STAG HANDLES ARE TIGHT AND FREE OF CRACKS OR CHIPS. THE GUARD IS TIGHT AND THE BLADE IS STRAIGHT. THERE ARE VERY FINE MICRO-SCRATCHES, ETC., VISIBLE IN CERTAIN LIGHT AND ANGLES CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND HANDLING. THE PHOTOS #4, #6, #11 SHOW 2 LINES IN THE FINISH OF THE FACE OF THE GUARD, ONE EACH AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM INTERSECTION WITH THE BLADE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE, BUT THEY FEEL LIKE A CRACK IN A CLEAR COATING OF SOME SORT ON THE BRASS. I DID NO PICK AT IT, JUST LEFT IT AS IS. A TRAPPER'S COMPANION SHEATH (WITH VERDIGRIS ON THE CLOSURE BUTTON) IS INCLUDED.
PLEASE CHECK THE PHOTOS, EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS, AND
THANKS FOR LOOKING!