Suede Scabbard

Group of five short swords from Spartacus, Cleopatra, Time Tunnel and The Greatest Story Ever Told. Group of five short swords from various films including: a stunt wooden sword from Spartacus; an aluminum sword with leather scabbard used in The Greatest Story Ever Told as well as the "Revenge of the Gods" episode of the TV series Time Tunnel; a wooden-handled sword with suede scabbard from The Greatest Story Ever Told; decorative metal dagger/sword with scabbard from the silent film Cleopatra (Fox, 1917), starring Theda Bara; a wooden-handled metal sword with suede and brass-trimmed scabbard used in the films Cleopatra, Spartacus, and the "Revenge of the Gods" episode of the TV series Time Tunnel.

Sold for $1,600 at the Profiles in History Hollywood Auction 37, 8-9 October 2009.

Credit: Profiles in History