Knife help
Hey guys,
I need some knife help, I've got a Puma Frogman knive and scabard, made in Solingen, Germany.
It has a red handle and a 7" blade, double edged with serations on one side. It hasn't been sharpened, there are no stone marks on the blade. If it where a S&W or a pre 64 Winchester I would call it 90 to 95% knive, the scabard is 85-90%. Whats it worth?
Thanks.
W.D.
I need some knife help, I've got a Puma Frogman knive and scabard, made in Solingen, Germany.
It has a red handle and a 7" blade, double edged with serations on one side. It hasn't been sharpened, there are no stone marks on the blade. If it where a S&W or a pre 64 Winchester I would call it 90 to 95% knive, the scabard is 85-90%. Whats it worth?
Thanks.
W.D.
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Can anyone help me recognize this? I know it's obviously some sort of USMC issued knife but I'm just trying to find the who, what, when, where, value of this as it will soon be for sale. Thanks! 
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It appears to be a polished bone ivory handle. This Charlton site may interest you: http://damascususa.us/knives.html
Edit: After a closer look, I concede to Bill and He Dog that the handle is ivory.0 -
If our guys can't help you might try the knife forum. Its a large on-line forum with many separate boards for various collecting specialties. If you GOOGLE the name it will come up at the top of the queue. To post questions you will have to become a member though. 0 -
That is a cheap Chinese knockoff of a quality Charlton Knife. Lucky for you, I collect cheap knock-offs and I'll give you $10 for it[:D]
That is a beautiful knife!! I agree, some kind of bone handle.0 -
The handle is not bone, it's ivory. Possibly walrus or mammoth, but definately ivory. 0 -
Agree with Bill, the grain of the handle gives away that it is not bone. Everything says this was an expensive knife when new, and the file work suggests a small manufacturer. It is of course a chef's knife. 0 -
Handle looks like hardwood to me. If it is ivory it has to be mammoth or something not elephant. I have worked elephant ivory, scores of pieces and never saw that wood-like grain. Back in the '50s in Africa I saw ivory by the ton, raw and carved into all kinds of works, hired native carvers to make pistol grips and other stuff.
I'd like to have the knife and put a handle on it of bone or ivory.
EditI just can't imagine ivory with the apparent twist, nor with the streaks similar to wood grain. Maybe so. Kind of a stretch to depend on apparent lack of porosity to decide it as ivory, when flller can close it up in wood. I just now re-checked a white wood (hackberry) filled with finish shows none.0 -
Notice the material has no open grain.
Both bone and woods have open grain.0 -
I am guessing walrus, but hippo tooth is another possibility. 0 -
She's a beaut 0 -
I wouldn't change a thing...
Is it for sale????
JIM........0
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