{"id":13850,"date":"2024-12-28T17:39:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T17:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tacticalreviews.co.uk\/?p=13850"},"modified":"2025-01-25T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T12:01:32","slug":"knife-review-puma-automesser-2024-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tacticalreviews.co.uk\/?p=13850","title":{"rendered":"Knife Review: Puma Automesser (2024 update)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now with a 2024 update, this is a look at a classic design dating back to 1956. Join me in a detailed review of the Puma<\/a> “Automesser” model; but not quite as you know it, this is a new variant first made available in 2024. The Automesser model is a classic knife that has been proving capable of withstanding the most demanding use for over 60 years. Basically the same knife as Puma’s White Hunter (which was created in 1956), the Automesser uses the same blade but has a wooden handle and was introduced in the 1960s.<\/p>\n

Despite loving them, there was always one small detail that prevented me embracing them fully – the gristle saw. After discussions with Puma, I’m thrilled to announce that this has now been updated as an option so you can choose! In this new variant, you can opt to have a full plain edge instead of having to have the gristle saw which has always been positioned at the exact point I most want a plain edge for precise carving and cutting.<\/p>\n

The blade shape is carefully thought out to be capable of a wide range of tasks. The sturdy tip is robust enough to open cans or pry open crown bottle caps. A hatchet edge is ground into the back of the blade for rough work such as splitting firewood or chopping bones. The “Automesser” is equipped with plum wood scales, which are firmly riveted to the full tang, and this classic model is just as relevant today as it was when first produced.<\/p>\n

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What’s in the box?:<\/b><\/p>\n

This exact knife was the first Automesser without the gristle saw so has been to various exhibitions, the last being IWA 2024. I believe this is the full normal presentation, but it is possible you might see something slightly different.
\nThe sheathed Automesser is accompanied by a certification leaflet.
\nIn the last photo in this gallery I have placed a White Hunter promotional paper flier, in the exact (and to scale) outline of this original model, to show the direct relation of the two models that share the same blade.<\/p>\n