Description
1 hard-to-find antique Frank J. Richtig aluminum-handle meat cleaver available. As mentioned in the title, a Richtig meat cleaver is rare.
This knife was made by a legend in knife-making. Frank Richtig had a secret steel tempering process that allowed him to slice through railroad spikes and automobile leaf springs. Frank would demonstrate this at county fairs–after slicing a railroad spike or leaf spring, he would slice through a piece of paper with the same knife. Frank earned himself a spot in a ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ magazine in the 1930’s.
This impressive-sized Richtig cleaver measures 12 1/4″ overall. The cutting edge itself measures 6 1/8″. The aluminum handle is marked with the ‘HAND MADE BY F.J. RICHTIG CLARKSON, NEBR.’ stamp. This cleaver weighs a heavy 1 lb. 5 oz.
If you are going to own a cleaver, here’s a cleaver that few others would have in their collection.
CONDITION:
This large Richtig cleaver is in excellent condition. The blade has only mild surface oxidation. The blade will clean up nicely with some Simichrome or Flitz and a rag if desired.
This Richtig meat cleaver is an excellent example of his work–and would bring the buyer a rare piece of knifemaking history.
