R J Richter Arlington MA

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Madmarco
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Re: R J Richter Arlington MA

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macrunner wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:21 pm Here's a Richter ram horn picklock I obtained a few days ago. It cleaned up pretty good after about an hour of polishing.
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Very cool knife Mac! ::tu:: I'm a huge fan of automatic knives and your model with the flat guards, custom covers, and picklock release is stunning! I'm not a big fan of ram's horn for covers, but I must say on your knife they look very good. I had not heard of the maker prior to you posting this so now I have another maker to follow, thank you! You may want to also post your knife in the "Switchblade Collector's Forum" for better exposure! And finally, ::welcome:: to AAPK, ::handshake:: it's good having you here! 8)
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Re: R J Richter Arlington MA

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This is evidently the end of RJ Richter. Classified ad from the Boston Globe, 1/1/1967.
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Re: R J Richter Arlington MA

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knifeaholic wrote: Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:17 pm This is evidently the end of RJ Richter. Classified ad from the Boston Globe, 1/1/1967.
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Re: R J Richter Arlington MA

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I have a Richter Bowie knife, but it's stamped R.I. Richter Italy. Based on construction and materials it looks like it's probably 1930s or 1940s, and has grip cutouts for fingers, making it a strictly right handed knife. Will post a picture of the knife and its sheath. Hoping to find some information about it since I've also seen a couple other knives online marked R.I. Richter but nothing about why these are marked with middle initial I or when exactly they were made.
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Re: R J Richter Arlington MA

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At first I was unsure this was even the same maker as other Richter knives, but I found this sheath to match some Richter Bowie knives. The only other noteworthy result I found searching for the R.I. Richter stamp was a large folding stiletto which also appeared to be from the 1940s
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