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
too busy to post this but I think you would like this news article:
Girl casually finds ‘Excalibur’ at the bottom of the same lake it was hurled.
https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/m/fe2f8294-ea9f-3cdc-9483-f51f0013e84f/ss_girl-casually-finds.html
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