How old is my puma knife

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Affiliate program. Google Analytics. Track device being used. Is there a 5-digit number stamped on your Puma knife? It is on the finger guard on Puma fixed blade knives.

On Puma folding knives it is located on the pushing spring. Found it? Then enter the 5-digit number in the field below. Is there a 3-digit number engraved on your Puma knife? Is there a 2-digit number engraved on your Puma knife? Please enter the number of your knife. Can my Puma knife still be repaired? Of course refurbishing of the knife cleaning, resharpening is always possible.

Where and how do I send my Puma knife for repair? Please understand that we do not accept any freight collect shipments. Why is there a tiny dot on the blade of my Puma knife? Is this true, that Puma knives have a lifelong guarantee? Can I get spare parts for my Puma knife? This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation. Murphy Post by espn77 » Sun Dec 04, pm The only mark on the knife is the etch on the blade.

No stamp. Post by espn77 » Sun Dec 04, pm JerryD. If I read the chart correctly it is pre 64? I didn't think it looked that old. Maybe just in good condition? Post by MrBlister » Sun Dec 04, pm checking this chart Post by espn77 » Sun Dec 04, pm Thanks Dave. Post by espn77 » Sun Dec 04, pm Ok. I've looked at the charts. They started making this knife in and they didn't start stamping till the last quarter of Am I understanding you guys correctly?

Post by kootenay joe » Mon Dec 05, pm Does Puma still manufacture knives? I have seen new looking Puma branded knives with no date code. I have assumed that at some point in the last 5 or so years Puma stopped using the date code. The Puma website shows maybe 1, knives? They show the "Puma Original Bowie" note change of word order knife but they are now given the number , and are not marked "Pumaster Steel". I think they stopped using Pumaster Steel quite a few years ago.

You might also be able to tell the manufacture date of your knife from a three-digit code. Likewise, date stamps indicate that the knife was made in the second half of that year. The code holds true for date stamps , , , , , , , , and , which were manufactured during the years to Five-digit codes debuted with models manufactured in October The original codes featured the digit of the year as the third and fifth letter of the code. The quarter of the year in which the knife was produced was the first number.

For example, the control numbers for knives manufactured in October began with 4, indicating the quarter of the year, with 6 as the third digit and 4 as the last — such as From to , the quarter was indicated by the second digit. The number sequence in the five-digit code changed many times over the years, even transposing the numbers of the year within the number, making a visit to the manufacturer's website the best way to determine the date.