A new world record price for a knife has been realized at an auction in Illinois.
A knife presented to President Theodore Roosevelt brought a world record price of $414,000 at auction this past weekend, Sept. 9-11.
It is believed to be the most ever paid for an American knife at auction, according to the auctioneer, Rock Island Auction Co.
The previous world record price for a knife at auction reportedly was $270,000 in 2006 for a piece that was linked to Sam Houston.
There’s more at the link.
It’s a very attractive knife, and has great historical interest . . . but it’s still a knife. I might pay that much for an historic sword, or a set of matched pistols, that were used in some historically significant duel, but a knife?
Oh, well. As long as the purchaser’s happy . . .
Peter
The sad part is it will again disappear into a collection, never to be seen again, and never used.
TR wrote about a man that hunted grizzlies with his dogs and a bowie knife.
The cheese had better be spectacular.