“ASK NO FAVORS AND SHUN / NO RESPONSIBILITIES / Z. TAYLOR”
Marked on the ricasso of small blade [partially legible]: IXL / G. Wostenholm / CELEBRATED. Drop point blade. Bolsters [both sides] display portraits of Zachary Taylor and legend – “ASK NO FAVORS AND SHUN / NO RESPONSIBILITIES / Z. TAYLOR”.
Item Date: Circa 1850
Measurement: Length: 5.5"; Blade Length: 4.25"
Material: Silver bolsters, stag horn scales
Item Condition: Blades have been sharpened, loss to tip of small blade; mottled black/gray with scattered light surface pitting. This knife was carried daily for decades, well used.
Price: $1,700
SKU 2222-69
For More Information, Please Contact David Hillier at 978-597-8084 or email drh@aaawt.com.
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