This is a pretty rare 1988 Puma lock-back folding knife from the Puma Solingen glory days.
Most people only seem to be interested in new high fashion knives. Me too... but not only those.
I also have an eye for knives made in the days when only a few brands were for sale in shops.
Next to Al Mar, Buck and Kershaw, Puma was one of those brands and I still fancy the old knives.
The 4-Star Series offered four scale materials and two bolster variants. Jacaranda, Black Hardwood, Ivory Micarta and Stag for the scales, and brass or nickel silver for the bolsters The Micarta and Stag versions are hardly seen compared to the more common #705 Jacaranda and the #725 Black Hardwood 4-Stars. This mint #715 has a mirror polished blade while the other three have satin finished blades.
Specifications:
• Blade lenght: 7 cm
• Blade thickness: 3 mm
• Mirror Polished
• Closed lenght: 10,5 cm
• Scales: Elfenbein-Micarta
• Bolsters: Brass
• Liners: Brass / Black(?)
• Weight: 142 gram
Group shot of my #725, #705 and #715 Puma 4-Stars.
