Theodore Roosevelt’s Hunting Knife

President Theodore Roosevelt was given a hunting knife in the early 1900s. J. Russell & Co. of Massachusetts made the knife, which was given to the President by his friend and New York State Supreme Court Justice James W. Gerard. According to reports, the knife cost $1,250, or roughly $33,266 in today's money. Its name is Theodore Roosevelt’s Hunting Knife.

Theodore Roosevelt’s Hunting Knife provides a physical link to a man who was crucial in building the United States as a great nation, as great politicians do when placed in positions from which they may serve effectively and with all their hearts. The handle of this knife is constructed of gold and platinum.

Teddy Roosevelt sacrificed his all for his nation and the people he cared about. This knife is a tribute to the things he cherished: the State Seal of the nation's elected servant, her people, wild spaces, and animals.

The famous knife was auctioned off in 2016 for a whopping $414,000. The blade was projected to sell for around $100,000 less, but bids drove up the price to become Theodore Roosevelt's hunting knife the world's third most expensive knife.

Estimated Value: $414,000

Origin: Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Time Period: 20th century