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Lot 923: Camelot Richard Harris "King Arthur" prop "Excalibur" sword.
AuctionZip ^ | June 25, 2017

Posted on 06/25/2017 10:13:50 PM PDT by Swordmaker

923. Camelot Richard Harris “King Arthur” prop “Excalibur” sword. (Warner Bros., 1967) In Camelot, the romantic Lerner and Lowe musical telling of “King Arthur” (Richard Harris) and his beloved “Guenevere” (Vanessa Redgrave), the most important prop must be the Excalibur sword. This 40 in. long sword was made in Spain for production. Consisting of steel blade with an ornate 8.25 x 10.25 in. brass handle, grip and pommel. One side of the blade is engraved with, “Whoso Pulleth Out This Sword Of This Stone Is Rightwise King Born Of All England”. Excalibur is visible in three pivotal scenes in the film; the knighting of “Lancelot” (Franco Nero), the christening of the Round Table and the finale. The sword is also spoken of when Arthur meets Guinevere and relates the story of how he retrieved it from the stone to win her over. With uniform tarnish and patina on the engraved surface of the blade, rubbing and loss of some plate to the verso. In production-used, very good condition. $6,000 - $8,000


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: auction; camelot; excalibur
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Here's a chance to own "Excalibur," the real sword pulled by Arthur from the stone that made him King of England! It's being auctioned off by Profiles In History Auctions as part of their Hollywood Auction 89 - Day 2. Yes, this is a Hollywood Movie Excalibur, specifically the one used in the 1967 movie "Camelot." Opening minimum bid to own this piece of Hollywood history is $6,000.
1 posted on 06/25/2017 10:13:51 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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2 posted on 06/25/2017 10:19:52 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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Richard Harris as King Arthur carrying Excalibur.

3 posted on 06/25/2017 10:24:03 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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I like it when King Arthur sang MacArthur Park and used Excalibur to cut a slice of cake before it melted in the dark.

Actually, Richard Harris played a lot of great roles from King Arthur to Cromwell to Marcus Aurelius.


4 posted on 06/25/2017 10:27:07 PM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a Russian AK-47 and a French bikini.)
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To: Swordmaker

I already have one and i didnt pay that for it and it looks like it don’t know how it feels swinging it but looks the same !


5 posted on 06/25/2017 10:27:42 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK (I think therefore im Dangerous to the liberal agenda !)
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To: Swordmaker

Kewl...


6 posted on 06/25/2017 10:27:48 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

I have an *exact* copy of William Wallace’s sword from the movie ‘Braveheart’. Made of halfway decent steel, I think.


7 posted on 06/25/2017 10:40:05 PM PDT by Riley (\\\)
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OMG; the ultimate iconic baby-boomer guy's wanna buy auction item. . . Superman's cape and belt buckle from the original George Reeves 1950s TV show Superman! Included is the muscled padded underware. LOL! Now the high bidder can really be Superman!



Description: 950. George Reeves “Superman” belt buckle, cape, and muscle undersuit. (NBC, 1952-1958) This iconic red fabric cape was worn by Reeves in his still-definitive small screen portrayal of the Man of Steel after production of the 1950s series switched from black and white to color. The red and yellow felt “S” insignia patch at back face of cape is a vintage 1970s replica created by Western Costume Co. Includes an original 3 x 2 in. Superman oval brass belt buckle with small double holes for affixing to belt on top, bottom and sides. Also includes a muscle under-suit constructed of a durable synthetic satin-like fabric with sculpted rubber torso, suggesting muscular pectoral, abdominal and bicep muscles, and integral stretch fabric sleeves. Marked, “Doug”, twice on the interior, possibly from a subsequent production. Cape exhibits only minor age and wear. Muscle under-suit rubber remains supple. Exhibiting cracking to shoulders, arms, and body, tears at under-arm vents, holes to fabric sleeves, and staining to exterior chest and interior. Cape in production used fine condition. Muscle suit in production used good condition. This instantly recognizable cape comes with a copy of an LOA from Western Costume Co. dated in 1975. Muscle suit originally from the collection of special effects wizard Thol Simonson. $15,000 - $20,000

8 posted on 06/25/2017 10:40:34 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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9 posted on 06/25/2017 10:40:36 PM PDT by MrEdd (MrEdd)
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Also being sold are “Hogan’s Heroes” coffee pot the POWs converted to a radio and “Get Smart” Maxwell Smart’s working S&W .38 Special revolver. James Cagney’s personal engraved .32 S&W Harrington & Richardson is being auctioned off as well.


10 posted on 06/25/2017 10:50:39 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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I’d love to have the coffee pot radio!


11 posted on 06/25/2017 11:05:46 PM PDT by Bobalu ( Healthcare - someone must pay. Who should it be, and how did they get that obligation?)
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And this iconic one of a kind, — 1960s Rowen and Martin Laugh-In Show's —they made only one, unique,— "Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award"

This would be a great thing to own!



12 posted on 06/25/2017 11:06:25 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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Prince Charles should buy it. Just in case...


13 posted on 06/26/2017 1:18:18 AM PDT by mindburglar (When Superman and Batman fight, the only winner is crime.)
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To: Bobalu

Same here.


14 posted on 06/26/2017 3:55:02 AM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Swordmaker

Love the sword!

Hate the movie!


15 posted on 06/26/2017 4:11:17 AM PDT by mewzilla (Was ObamaThanks surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: Swordmaker

Ew-mil-eh-tay.


16 posted on 06/26/2017 4:28:04 AM PDT by Flag_This (Liberals are locusts.)
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To: Swordmaker

Just thought I’d weigh in here to announce I finally changed my tagline yesterday. Coincidence?


17 posted on 06/26/2017 4:33:53 AM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: Swordmaker
Neat sword, but there can be only one King in one "Excalibur".


18 posted on 06/26/2017 5:07:17 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (Prosecute the win. Run up the score.)
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To: Swordmaker

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of representative government.


19 posted on 06/26/2017 6:27:12 AM PDT by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy... and call it progress")
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To: Swordmaker
Superman's cape and belt buckle from the original George Reeves 1950s TV show

Wow, the "S" logo looks like it was made from ordinary craft felt a housewife could buy in a fabric store.

You can see a seam across the lower part of the cape, because most yard goods did not come in wide sizes then except for bedsheet fabric. Strange that they did not construct the seams lengthwise.

Then again, the show was in B&W, wasn't it? And on the tiny screens of the times. So who could even see those details, or even the color.

20 posted on 06/26/2017 6:46:44 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag." --Donald Trump)
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