European Military dress dagger? Any ideas??

Rather · 22nd June 2006, 09:19 AM

Bernhard Richter of Cologne was established in 1869 and was a manufacturer of flags, flagstaff and club supply, for instance for shooting clubs. It is still common in Germany that the champion shot (refered to as “the king”) of the shooting associations carries a saber or a double edged hunting knife and still these are sold by companies for club supply.
I don’t think that B. Richter were manufacturers of the blades, but that their name on them is a kind of a trade mark. These weapons were intended for representative use.
Here are pictures from one of their old catalogues from 1904.

22nd June 2006, 09:19 AM	#4
Rather Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 72	Bernhard Richter of Cologne was established in 1869 and was a manufacturer of flags, flagstaff and club supply, for instance for shooting clubs. It is still common in Germany that the champion shot (refered to as “the king”) of the shooting associations carries a saber or a double edged hunting knife and still these are sold by companies for club supply. I don’t think that B. Richter were manufacturers of the blades, but that their name on them is a kind of a trade mark. These weapons were intended for representative use. Here are pictures from one of their old catalogues from 1904. Attached Images