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    Kurgan’s Sword From Highlander Sold for $10k, Ramirez Katana for $15k

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments


    Some other interesting items that we were keeping an eye on during Profiles in History’s Icons & Legends of Hollywood auction this time around included some pretty fabulous swords.

    Specifically, a pair from Highlander. Sean Connery‘s Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez katana and Clancy Brown‘s Kurgan blade.

    Kurgan's Sword From Highlander Sold for $10k, Ramirez Katana for $15k Kurgan's Sword From Highlander Sold for $10k, Ramirez Katana for $15k

    The Ramirez sword went for  $15,360 (USD).

    1101. Sean Connery “Ramirez” katana from Highlander. (Thorn EMI, 1986) Vintage original prop katana. Constructed of tooled aluminum blade and hand guard and cast resin grip studio finished to appear as carved bone with Chinese imagery of dragons and humans. Exhibiting nicks and wear to the blade. With a contemporary screw through the upper part of the grip, presumably to secure the blade into the handle. In very good condition. $6,000 – $8,000

    Kurgan's Sword From Highlander Sold for $10k, Ramirez Katana for $15k Kurgan's Sword From Highlander Sold for $10k, Ramirez Katana for $15k

    The Kurgan blade went for $10,880 (USD).

    1103. Clancy Brown “Kurgan” FX sword from Highlander. (Thorn EMI, 1986) Vintage original 51.5 in. long special FX retractable sword. The tooled aluminum lower blade fits into the upper aluminum sleeve and has an internal spring that allows the retractable blade to reemerge. Sword features a spiked aluminum hand guard and grip covered in black faux leather and cord. With an aluminum ball pommel at the end of the grip. The retractable blade is bent at the upper end. In vintage very good condition. $8,000 – $12,000

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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