richards lampost (foreign knives)

[xyzkum]

i came upon a small penknife. the blade was inscribed richards lampost with a picture of an old lampost. on the other side was stainless sheffield england. the other one was a knife in a rather ornate leather and brass sheath. the blade says arvenpaa finland. has anyone ever heard of either of these?

[beresman]

Richards made inexpensive shell-handles knives, between 1934-1982, in Sheffield. The lamppost was a trademark they brought from the family business in Germany (where they went under the name of "Richartz").

The other name I don't know, but hopefully someone here will be able to help.

[Mumbleypeg]

Welcome to AAPK. Information about any maker or brand can often be found by using the keyword search function, found under Quicklinks on the upper left of your post. Here’s an example of a search for “lamppost”: search.php?keywords=Lamppost&terms=all& ... ubmit=Sear

Hope that helps.

Ken