Skinmaster

PUMA Skinmaster, the model number is 11 6010. The guarantee control number is 26182. This indicates the knife was hand made at PUMA Werks in the 2nd half of 1981. Often PUMA did not stamp a guarantee control number on the Skinmaster model.

The blade is German stainless steel and the handle is stag with two brass rivets and a lanyard hole that is brass lined. This knife measures 8 1/8" overall with a 3 1/2" blade. The front of this knife blade is etched: PUMA SKINMASTER 11 6010 - GERMANY.

The knife includes the "PUMA Proof Mark" on the blade: a small dot or ping on each blade was made with a diamond pointed needle, part of the Rockwell blade quality testing. The knife also comes with the Rockwell sticker. It has a 3 1/2" German stainless steel blade and is 8" overall length. The blade has a full and clear etch. 

This configuration of Skinmaster is the most popular with stag handles. The handles have alot of character and are well matched. The blade is German stainless steel.

The finger guard is made from German silver. The blade and finger guard are milled from one piece of metal. For that reason it is called an integral knife. Another unique feature of the PUMA Skinmaster model is they are not stamped with a control number.

Skinmaster model numbers:

1) > 11 6010 “Wild and Hund” model (wild as dog) series > stag.

2) Skinmaster > 11 6010 stag > 26182 > 2nd half of 1982.

3) Skinmaster > 14 6010 > Black Micarta > 46092 > 2nd half of 1990.

4) Skinmaster > 11 6010 > stag > 48292 > 2nd half of 1992.

5) Skinmaster > 11 6010 > stag > 27391 > 1st half of 1993.

6) Skinmaster > 11 6010 > 28491 > 2nd half of 1994.

7) Skinmaster > 34 6010 > “ > African Big 5” > Ivory Micarta > 1988 > SN: 268 of 400.