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An interesting forensic thread. The material is pattern welded. The quality of the etching (pattern) is pretty crude, as is the pattern itself, and not what I'd expect from Solingen. The grind is nothing like any Puma razor I've seen or handled, which tends to help me lean toward an artifake. Those of you with more razors to look at can discuss the various manufacturers marks. I have no idea if they are correct for the company, but they do not seem to match either.
Here is the Boker I remembered ;Quote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
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Boker's website has if available for purchase @ $1389,00 or a USA knife outfit show it for $812.00 ......... :)
That Puma has to be a rip off.
The Wacker Damascus is still sold, at least in this Russian kiosk.
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This damascus is also sold in the same Russian kiosk.
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We keep talking counterfeits but I don't think we have ever seen a documented counterfeit razor over the years on this site.
That one doesn't look new to me and if it's a limited edition you never know.
I have a Boker Damascus, a fairly new one and though it has all the markings on it they are different than any typical boker I've seen.
This is true, I've yet to see a proven counterfeit straight razor, though they are not uncommon in vintage high end pocket knives, and I have seen some of those. This one does look odd though. Scales look to be short to me. Probably replacements. As Mike Blue said, the grind is weird for a Puma. Note where the tang is cut back a bit past the end of the blade ...... strange AFAIC.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Here are some pix off the listing if anyone accesses this thread after the photos are unavailable on the bay ;
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There are new production Puma razors.
I received one for honing a few years ago & it was rubbish . Bad fitting & warped spine. I don't know who bought the name but the build screams made in Pakistan.
I will ask Manah to peruse his Puma razor catalogs to see if any razor is listed with a Damascus blade.
Personally I think the eBay listed one is a terrible fake/substitute. It does not match any Puma profile in what I can see in Manah's catalog.
I could find nothing about any Puma razor from Damascus steel.
But if speaking about this razor from the eBay - it's a "Pakistani garbage". IMO.
And I've found the really Puma logo on the Damascus steel.
http://manah.strazors.com/puma_logo_123.jpg
It's not the same as on the razor.
I let the seller know on the 10th that she was peddling a counterfeit Puma razor and a bad one at that.
Made me feel better but some buyer is going to be very unhappy.
