R J Richter Arlington MA

[Madmarco]

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! 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, to AAPK, it's good having you here!

[knifeaholic]

This is evidently the end of RJ Richter. Classified ad from the Boston Globe, 1/1/1967.

[Madmarco]

This is evidently the end of RJ Richter. Classified ad from the Boston Globe, 1/1/1967.

Thank you for this Steve!

[Pocketfulofteeth]

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.

[Pocketfulofteeth]

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