Check out this document.
http://www.fischerauktionen.ch/auktionen/390/text.pdf
If you do a search for Richter in this document you will find the quote below in German that mentions a knife for sale by Bernhard Richter from Coln. I think this describes a fancy dagger in the style of a German dagger of the 18th C. but made in 1900. That would seem to indicate Herr Richter was active in the late 19th and early 20th C.
Quote:
Galadegen, im deutschen Stile 18. Jh., Arbeit um 1900. Messinggefäss, reicher Dekor, massiver Griff. Linsenförmige Klinge, sig. BERNHARD RICHTER CÖLN. Tafel 12 L 92,5 cm Z: 1-2
CHF 200 / 300.–
EUR 135 / 200.–
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