Gunther,
Yes, I'm sure. He made it himself, from skins he tanned himself, from cats he shot on his revier. He was a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, WW2, and Russian POW camps, living in a small village. No one would say anything to him about that. If anyone admitted one of the cats belonged to them, they would have to pay for the game the cat could have poached. I know some things have changed, I hope not that much.