A PUMA nicker with "Puma head, PUMA, SOLINGEN, SONDERSTAHL" maker's mark is listed as brought back from WWII. This PUMA has a wood handle made to look like stag.
This got me thinking about the length of the maker's mark on my PUMA nickers.

The PUMA Weidmannsheil with "Puma head, PUMA, SOLINGEN, Rostfrei" mark is a deep etch and is 21 mm across.

The PUMA nicker W / fork has the same mark but is very lightly etched and 19 mm across.

My 1930's PUMA nicker model Nr. 3546 1 / 2 with a 10 cm blade has the "PUMA over SOLINGEN" maker's mark with "bars" on the PUMA letters and is 15 mm across.

My 1930's PUMA with deer foot handle and a 9 cm blade has the "PUMA over SOLINGEN" maker's mark with the plain PUMA (no bars on the letters) and is 13 mm across.

Both variations of PUMA (plain) & PUMA (with bars) are found in the 1930 PUMA catalog.


C. Wetzel-20609.

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"Puma head, PUMA, SOLINGEN, SONDERSTAHL" maker's mark. said to be WWII bring back.
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The PUMA Weidmannsheil with "Puma head, PUMA, SOLINGEN, Rostfrei" mark is a deep etch and is 21 mm across.
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The PUMA nicker W / fork has the same mark but is very lightly etched and 19 mm across.
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Top,10 cm blade "PUMA over SOLINGEN" maker's mark with "bars" on the PUMA letters and is 15 mm across. Bottom, 1930's PUMA a 9 cm blade has the "PUMA over SOLINGEN" maker's mark with the plain PUMA (no bars on the letters) and is 13 mm across.