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When I first saw this last month, I thought, "Yeah Right"!! But in searching SRP I find that Bresnick...Dubl Duck, and Puma were kinda, well, inter-mingled for a period. So, was there a real Puma Grim Reaper? It's the same scales as the Vesuvius, a pre Dubl Duck Reaper.
5 8 Puma Grim Reaper Minty and Very RARE in Coffin Box not Shown But Perfect | eBay
Howard :)
It is a lot nicer than my Puma. Then again mine was only 15$US and after about a year I still can't make it shave ready!(:-(
That's not good! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Johnus
My only Puma is a nice INOX, but it's a heavier blade, grind, than I like. I much prefer a full or extra hollow. :)
Of course if this is a real Puma Reaper, I'd prefer to have had it in the collection too!!
Here's the other side. .
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With a really good shot of the pins I might be able to tell if they have been changed..
Could have been rescaled. A closeup of the pivot pin would help for that, but there may be no way to know for sure.
Jinx Dylan you owe me a beer :)
Yeah, the first thing I looked for was the pivot pin. These were the 2 best images to see it. ??? :D
I have never seen Puma 88 with those scales, only the original Puma scales.
I am skeptical those are the original scales, were you able to find other references with pictures?
Somehow I feel the grim reaper, very sharp steel and my throat don't mix... I wouldn't use it!
I'd bet a thousand dollars to a donut it is rescaled. I've got a few Puma ducks and they all have Bresnick marked on the reverse tang. All but one have the Puma logo embedded in the scales, and the one is rescaled. Razors are rescaled all the time and some of the work is done so well that even if we could see the pivot pin up close it would be impossible to tell.
Stefan,Quote:
Originally Posted by mainaman
No, but I've only searched here. I was going to post about it back when it was still active, but got side tracked and forgot about it until yesterday when I came across the pics.
Hey Jimmy,Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Those were my first, and current thoughts, but thought I'd see if anyone had ever heard of one before. Just curiosity. :).
I think it is a rescale.
Those scales come from the Vesuvius Reaper, the precursor to the Grim Reaper. it's a rescale sure enough.
There you have it, it's frankenpuma
My vote is here too. Bresnick did some dealing in his day from what I have seen in my short study but he always had his name on it somewhere. I mean, that's what he did, put his name on it and sell it. Once again I am just a spert.
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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Not that it means anything, but I asked the seller (while auction was still active) if the pins were original. He said, " As far as I can tell the pins are, in fact original."
The key words there-"as far as I can tell".
Those are themed scales used on only one model.
