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THIS MIGHT BE THE WRONG FORUM BUT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN A BIG HELP IN THE PAST. I PICKED UP A KNIFE AT A YARD SALE AND IM NOT 100 PERCENT SURE WHAT I HAVE.
IT IS A GRAVITY KNIFE THAT MY FIRST GUESS IS A TYPE OF GERMAN PARACHUTIST KNIFE. SIMILAR IN SHAPE TO THE WWll BUT INSTEAD OF A LEVER HAS A SQUARE CHEKERED RELEASE BUTTON. THE HANDLE TO ME IS OUT OF PROPORTION TO THE BLADE SIZE AND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A PLASTIC MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE WOOD POSSIBLY LAMINATED. IT IS CHECKERED AND HAS THE NAME HORSTATER WHICH I THOUGTH WAS THE MAKER ON EACH SIDE, AND A LARGE METAL D RING ON THE END. THE BLADE IS A 4" SPEAR PIONT AND IS MARKED R.J.RICHTER MADE IN SOLINGEN GERMANY STAINLESS. DOES ANYONE HAVE A CLUE WHAT THIS IS? THANKS
IT IS A GRAVITY KNIFE THAT MY FIRST GUESS IS A TYPE OF GERMAN PARACHUTIST KNIFE. SIMILAR IN SHAPE TO THE WWll BUT INSTEAD OF A LEVER HAS A SQUARE CHEKERED RELEASE BUTTON. THE HANDLE TO ME IS OUT OF PROPORTION TO THE BLADE SIZE AND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A PLASTIC MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE WOOD POSSIBLY LAMINATED. IT IS CHECKERED AND HAS THE NAME HORSTATER WHICH I THOUGTH WAS THE MAKER ON EACH SIDE, AND A LARGE METAL D RING ON THE END. THE BLADE IS A 4" SPEAR PIONT AND IS MARKED R.J.RICHTER MADE IN SOLINGEN GERMANY STAINLESS. DOES ANYONE HAVE A CLUE WHAT THIS IS? THANKS
