The Richard Whale knife, a pocket knife with a limited – edition sterling – silver handle. RICHARTZ from Germany, known as the “noble of small knives”, represents the industry standard in Germany. In the European small – knife industry, there’s a saying: OPINEL, the French national knife, and VICTORINOX, the Swiss Army knife, belong to the common – people’s camp, while Germany’s RICHARTZ and Sweden’s EKA are the aristocrats among small knives.
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Why the whale logo? There’s a legend that during a dreadful storm, God sent a great whale to rescue a drowning sailor named Jona. The whale swallowed Jona and safely brought him back to the shore three days later. The “whale” symbol first appeared in the register of knife – makers from 1684 – 1775. A sword – maker in Solingen, which is known as the “knife capital of the world”, first used this symbol. In 1911, Richard chose the “whale” pattern as a registered trademark, perfectly embodying the value, strength, and uniqueness of RICHARTZ products.
