^#1992 ^Lot 2053 Civil War Dirk Attributed to Pvt. William Harris of the New York Volunteer Infantry

Union soldier of Company G, 121st New York Volunteer Infantry, enlisted on July 30, 1862 to serve for three years. He was mustered in as a private on August 23, 1862, and died from effects of disease on November 30, 1863. Civil War Dirk attributed to Pvt. William Harris, Company G, 121st New York Volunteer Infantry. This well-made double edge dagger measures 9? overall length with a turned wood handle and its blade appears to be made from a fil. The knife shows appropriate age and is in fine condition with a simple tooled brown leather sheath. Dagger is presented in a shadow box frame measuring 8.5 x 11.5, with an albumen portrait of a whiskered young man in a uniform jacket.