White Hunter II

PUMA White Hunter II, the model number is 11 6374. The White Hunter II model is a smaller model of the famous 11 6375 White Hunter. The guarantee control tag is 49392. This indicates the knife was hand made at Puma Werks in Solingen, Germany in the 2nd half of 1993. This knife is serial number 178 of 200 made.

The PUMA White Hunter model was developed in 1956 in conjunction with the East African Professional Hunter’s Association to be the leading knife for big game hunting. The PUMA White Hunter, introduced in 1956,  was in production for (8) eight years before the introduction of the PUMA control number system. This number, a.k.a. Production Code or Date Code was introduced in the 4th Quarter of 1964 to assist PUMA with quality control and product improvement processes. 

The White Hunter is the knife that made PUMA famous in the hunting knife market. It also earned them international recognition as a premier maker of quality production knives. This recognition promoted rapid growth in exports. One of there largest markets was the United States. 

 The knife has stunning stag handles.  The blade was made from German stainless steel. The knife measures 10" overall with a 5 3/4" blade. The knife also comes with a genuine Puma original leather sheath. The finger guard is made of mirror polished German silver.

The blade is etched with: 11 6374 HANDMADE - PUMA WHITE HUNTER II - GERMANY STAINLESS. 

The knife comes in the factory green and yellow box with the factory leather sheath and the guarantee control tag. This PUMA knife was hand made at PUMA Werks in Solingen Germany. 

The knife includes the "PUMA Proof Mark" on the blade: a small dot or ping on the blade was made with a diamond pointed needle. This is part of the Rockwell blade quality testing.