About Us

Both George and I started “Held's Discount Knives” in 1997.

We started selling both Puma Knives and Coast Cutlery Products at Gun and Knife Shows throughout the Pacific Northwest and at shows in Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee. We also sold our products at the O'loughlin's Sportsmen's Shows in the Pacific Northwest. Our business grew rapidly and we decided to sell our products on the Internet.

We started selling our products in our web store, www.pumaknives.com which was registered as a domain in 1999 and over the years we have established any excellent selling reputation throughout the United States and on an International bases.

We take great pride in "Customer Satisfaction" and strive to process your product orders in a very timely manner and we have super fast shipping.

I am a Native American, a registered member of the Winnebago Tribe and I am a retired registered nurse. I grew up in Oregon, attended Willamette University in Oregon and graduated from the University of Oregon Nursing School. I worked as a nurse for thirty years in hospitals, offices , hospice and for the Veterans Association and retired in 1997.

George also grew up in Oregon and graduated from Lewis and Clark College, where he played football, baseball and was on the wrestling team and earned a Degree in Education. Upon graduation, he played professional baseball with the Cincinnati Reds Organization for two years, was a high school teacher and coach, worked for Toyota Motors and Nissan Motor Corporation in the National Sales Training Departments and opened a Motivational Training Company, called Motivation Unlimited. George and I are high school sweethearts.

We have a farm in Oregon, which is located on the edge of the Mt. Hood National Forest, where we raise horses, buffalo, cows, chickens, dogs, cats and rabbits. We have five adult children; two sons who are Portland Firefighters, a son that is a Major in the Army, a daughter who is a Nurse Practitioner and another daughter who owns a computer company.

We are members of the West Linn Presbyterian Church, members of the Oregon Duck Hunter’s Association, and members of the Native American Chamber of Commence, Ducks Unlimited and Northwest Steelheaders.

Thanks for reading the above information about us and we are looking forward to doing business with you in the near future. 

Susan and George Held