1975 PUMA Hirschfänger With Stag Handle, USED, no sheath.

Description

I am selling a
very rare PUMA Hirschfanger. It has been badly stored, so it has oxidation on one side and on the edge.
It is not so deep, the body of the blade is full. The serial number on the guard is 49571, that means 1st quarter of 1975.
No sheath.
This is the reason I sell it at the best offer, starting from 1$ with NO RESERVE !!!
The
Hirschfanger (deer terminator) 3599 was developed under the supervision of the Oberforstmeister (Chief of Forestry), Walter Frevert, whose name is on the base of the blade. It is also known as "Cutlass", in the United States.
The Hirschfanger which means more or less, to dispatch a fallen stag deer, after it has been shot during a hunt. This is the purpose of the knife. It's design is attributed to Walter Frevert, Oberforstmeister, (Chief of Forestry) of Germany for many years. It is one of the four  "Puma Sidearms" along with other Puma models such as the Nimrod, the Rudemann and the Waidblatt.
The handle is genuine stag. The handle on the Hirschfänger has a polished brass butt plate as well as the polished brass finger guard.
The
Hirschfänger
blade
was made of the special carbon steel alloy named PUMASTER, patented by PUMA, Solingen.
It was highly considered because of its strength and durability, out of the long lasting razor sharpness.
These knives were individually hand made, from the billet to the final finish, with the fine workmanship that made Solingen and Puma famous in the world.
The
Hirschfänger
knife measures 15
" overall with a 9 3/4" blade.
The front tang is stamped:
PUMA WERKE SOLINGEN GERMANY BESTELLUNG
The rear tang is stamped:
GEBRAUCHS - HIRSCHFANGER - NACH FREVERT - OBERFORSTMEISER - HANDGESCHMIEDET