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St. Croix Blades BUYS military knife collections.  Call us at 715-557-1688 to sell your rare knife or collection.

1 U.S. World War 2 Richtig fighting knife.  This desirable Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection. 

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.  These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship.

This Richtig fighter measures 9 3/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures a hair short of 5″.  This Richtig fighter is stamped ‘F.J.R.  CLARKSON  NEB.‘.  The reverse side of the guard is ID’d with the initials of the G.I. that carried this knife.  The guard and pommel are brass. 

The scabbard has an awesome canteen snap keeper strap. 

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Richtig fighting knife w/Cornish sheath.  This is the Richtig/Cornish combination every collector is looking for.  This desirable Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection. 

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.  These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship.

This knife measures 10 5/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 5 7/8″.  This Richtig fighter is not marked.  The guard and pommel are brass.  The pommel has an extended lanyard ring.

The sheath is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH   OMAHA, NEB.‘.  Lower down on the scabbard throat it is stamped with an ‘H’.

St. Croix Blades buys collections of military knives.  Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to sell your collection. 

1 U.S. World War 2 Richtig double-edged fighting knife w/Alfred Cornish sheath.  A WW2 Richtig fighting knife w/Cornish sheath is the holy grail combination every WW2 collector is seeking.  This desirable Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection. 

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.  These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship.

This knife measures 11 9/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 7/8″.  The guard and pommel are brass.  The pommel is stamped ‘F.J.R.  CLARKSON  NEB.’.  

The sheath is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH   OMAHA, NEB.‘  The sheath is ID’d on its front.  The soldier that carried it during the War scratched his name into the front of the sheath ‘Ted Noveski   Omaha Nebr.  12 Monroe St.’.  The tab end of the keeper strap once went about 1 inch past the snap.  The snap functions perfectly though of course. 

A double-edged Richtig dagger is hard to find–this knife would make a great acquisition for any collector.

Have a Richtig knife similar to this one?  We buy Richtig knives.  Call us at 715-557-1688, or send a message to info@stcroixblades.com.

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Richtig fighting knife w/Cornish sheath.  This is the Richtig/Cornish combination every collector is looking for.  This desirable Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection.

This WW2 Richtig fighter is ID’d on the sheath to the soldier that carried it.  The sheath is marked ‘Moody’.   This knife was carried by Colonel Joe Lydle Moody, United States Army Air Force. 

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.  These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship.

This knife measures 11 3/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 5 15/16 “.  This Richtig fighter is marked on the pommel ‘F.J.R.  CLARKSON  NEB.‘.  The guard and pommel are brass.  The pommel has an extended lanyard ring.

The sheath is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH   OMAHA, NEB.‘.  Lower down on the scabbard throat it is stamped with the number ‘2‘.

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Richtig fighting knife w/Cornish sheath.  This is the Richtig/Cornish combination every collector is looking for.  This desirable Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection.

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.  These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship.

This knife measures 11″ overall.  The blade itself measures 5 15/16 “.  This Richtig fighter is marked on the pommel ‘F.J.R.  CLARKSON  NEB.’.  The guard and pommel are brass.  The pommel has an extended lanyard ring.

The sheath is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH   OMAHA, NEB.’.  Lower down on the scabbard throat it is stamped with the number ‘2’.

This fine Richtig example has a blood groove in the blade–an uncommon, and desirable feature in a WW2 Richtig fighter.

1 U.S. World War 2 Richtig fighting knife.  This one of a kind Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection. 

This is an exceptionally large and rare WW2 Richtig fighter.  

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.  These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship.

This is a large 18 15/16″ Richtig fighter.  The blade itself measures 13 3/16″.  This Richtig fighter is stamped ‘F.J.R.  CLARKSON  NEB.’.  The guard and pommel are brass.  The pommel has an extended lanyard ring.

SAME EXACT VARIATION AS IS PICTURED ON PG. 42 OF BILL WALTERS’ U.S. and Allied Military Knives World War II — Book II.

1 U.S. World War 2 Richtig double-edged fighting knife w/sheath.  This desirable Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection. 

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.  These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship.

The blade measures 6″.  The guard and pommel are brass.  The unmarked Richtig has the extended lanyard ring.  The sheath was made for this Richtig before it went overseas during the War.  

A double-edged Richtig dagger is hard to find–this knife would make a great acquisition for any collector.

1 U.S. World War 2 Richtig double-edged fighting knife w/Alfred Cornish sheath.  A WW2 Richtig fighting knife w/Cornish sheath is the combination every Richtig fighter collector is looking for.  This desirable Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection. 

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.  These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship.

This knife measures 13 1/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 8 1/8″.  The guard and pommel are brass.  The pommel is stamped ‘F.J.R.  CLARKSON  NEB.’.  This knife has a fuller, and its false edge is sharpened half way back from the tip.  

The sheath is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH   OMAHA, NEB.’.  The G.I. that carried this knife threaded a web belt hanger onto the top of the sheath.  

A double-edged Richtig dagger is hard to find (especially in this configuration with a fuller, and a sharpened false edge).  This knife would make an important acquisition for any collector.

1 vintage U.S. World War 1/World War II Mark 1 trench knuckle knife.  This trench fighting knife was made in France for the U.S. Army, and is marked ‘AU LION‘ on the tang.  The lion image is stamped just above the Au Lion mark.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This knife measures 11 3/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 9/16″.  ‘U.S. 1918‘ is marked on the guard.  Interestingly there is a small hole drilled in the guard–this was likely used to thread a leather thong through to tie the guard to the knife during downtime between battles.  The scabbard is the correct French-made metal scabbard. 

1 original U.S. World War 1 / World War II 1917 L.F.&C. trench knife available.  This rare trench knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This trench fighting knife was made by L.F. & C.  This knife measures 13 7/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 8 7/8″.  This knife has 7 point knucks.   ‘U.S.  L.F.&C.  1917’ is stamped on the guard.

The scabbard is stamped ‘M.S.’ on the upper and lower fitting.  The green leather portion of the scabbard is stamped ‘JEWELL – 1918’. 

1 vintage U.S. World War II Shipley knuckle knife.  An iconic Shipley knuckle knife like this one was chosen by author Mike Silvey to adorn the back cover of his book, Knives of the United States Military–World War II.  This rare knife would make a fine addition to any collection. 

This Shipley knuckle knife is marked on the scabbard ‘C.P. SHIPLEY,  KANSAS CITY.’. 

This WWII fighting knife has a brass knuckle guard and metal skull crusher pommel.  The upswept blade is especially long on this example measuring 7 7/16″ in length.  Overall this knife measures 12 5/8″. 

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