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00:00On tonight's episode, Chum breaks a sweat over a Japanese knife.
00:05It's in the shape of what's known as a helmet breaker,
00:08but it has a temper line like a Japanese sword.
00:11And would that be really rare?
00:13Yes, I've never even seen one like this.
00:16Then, will the deal rise or end up toast for Cory and Chum on some antique furniture?
00:21This is a bread box, but it has older pieces together with newer pieces in it.
00:26So how much of it do you think is original?
00:28Probably around 40 to 50%.
00:31And later, a seller brings in a French gun that makes me say ooh-la-la.
00:36You want to fire it?
00:37Absolutely.
00:37Okay.
00:38And as like a special target, I was thinking French baguettes.
00:41Did you bring any cheese and meat?
00:43We could have like a charcuterie board.
00:56Tell me you brought this here on a bicycle.
01:00No, he's a little bit too big for that.
01:03You've been living under a rock if you don't know who this guy is.
01:05E.T., you know.
01:06We had it in our spare bedroom, and any time we have guests come over and they wake up in
01:10the middle of the night, there's a creepy alien looking down on them.
01:13And my wife said it may be time to let it go.
01:17Everyone has said how cute E.T. is.
01:19I don't find him that attractive.
01:23I'm here at the pawn shop to sell my life-size replica of E.T., the extraterrestrial.
01:29I bought it at an estate sale in southern Utah several years ago.
01:32It's an artist-commissioned piece that looks identical to the character in the early 80s movie E.T.
01:38It looks exactly like it, the same size, shape, color, everything about it.
01:43It stands about four feet tall.
01:45It's made of latex and foam, and it has a base, and on the base, it's filled with Reese's Pieces.
01:50I'm hoping to get $1,900 for E.T.
01:54This is pretty cool.
01:55E.T., no one ever thought it was going to do as good as it did.
02:00Everybody loved this movie.
02:01I mean, just the merchandising and everything.
02:03I don't think anybody had any idea it would do so well.
02:06I mean, it was one of the highest-grossing movies of all time.
02:10It's a lot bigger than I pictured from the movie, you know what I mean?
02:12Because he's cruising around in his basket and his bicycle.
02:16I mean, it's larger than life, I think.
02:18Do you know the artist's name with this?
02:21It's a famous, renowned artist named Mario Chiodo,
02:24and he was commissioned directly through Amblin Entertainment,
02:28which is Steven Spielberg's company.
02:30Did this artist come up with the original rendition of E.T.?
02:34No, he actually had the mold from the actual E.T.
02:38to create an identical replica.
02:42It's 783 of $15,000.
02:45Generally, when it says 738 of $15,000,
02:48they don't make $15,000 of these all at once.
02:51They make a couple hundred as they sell.
02:53They'll make some more.
02:54They're really hoping they get to $15,000.
02:56But if they don't, at least they don't have a bunch left over.
03:01Big question, how much do you want for this?
03:02I've seen these go at auction for between $22,000 and $2,500.
03:07I feel that $1,900 is a fair price.
03:10Okay.
03:11We've got a lot of things going on here.
03:12I have a million and one questions.
03:14Really don't know about the artist.
03:15Haven't heard of them.
03:16My art guy, he's here in the building.
03:18Let me go find him.
03:19He'll take a look, and we'll go from there.
03:21Sounds like a great plan.
03:23Okay.
03:32Hello.
03:33Hey, I've got something really interesting for you today.
03:35All right, let's see what you got.
03:37It's a Japanese tanto from World War II.
03:40Interesting.
03:41What makes this different to a normal tanto
03:43is that it has like a lip on the back of it,
03:46and it's a different shape.
03:47Pretty cool.
03:48Very useful weapon to have it on the battlefield.
03:51You could use this as self-defense.
03:53That's cool.
03:54Defensive can opener.
03:57I'm here at the pawn shop today
03:59because I'm trying to sell my World War II Japanese tanto.
04:02I was given it by my martial arts teacher about 11 years ago.
04:06It's got some faded Japanese writing on the side.
04:09It's got a really cool little stamp symbol on the hill.
04:12I'm looking to get $7,200.
04:14My wife is six months pregnant,
04:16and I'm going to put it straight towards, you know, the baby fund.
04:20It's pretty awesome.
04:21I mean, I could see how it could be called a tanto,
04:24but I don't think it is.
04:26I think it might be a cobbleteri.
04:29Have you heard of that?
04:30No, I haven't.
04:31So a cobbleteri would be,
04:32I'm probably butchering the name,
04:33but the name roughly translates into like skull breaker
04:36or helmet breaker or something like that.
04:39And this little piece right here
04:41would be to reach up and flip a helmet off.
04:43Oh, cool.
04:44And then crack someone on the skull with it.
04:48But I'm confused
04:49because they wouldn't normally have a sharpened edge.
04:53Cobbleteri, it was, you know,
04:54meant to be a blunt force, a blunt strike, you know?
04:57So I'm a little bit confused as to what this actually is,
05:01but it's a really cool, interesting piece.
05:03Have you ever taken it apart and looked it for any markings?
05:06No, I haven't personally.
05:08I'm actually kind of intrigued here.
05:11How much are you looking to get?
05:13I was looking around the $7,200.
05:16Before I can buy this,
05:17I want to know exactly what it is.
05:19Fair enough, fair enough.
05:20If you have a little bit of time,
05:21I would like to call down Mike Yamazaki.
05:23He is my expert on all things sword related.
05:26Anything with a blade from Japan, he knows about it.
05:29Absolutely.
05:30Sounds like the right thing to do.
05:31All right, let me go give him a call
05:32and see how long it'll take him to get down here.
05:34Okay, no problem.
05:42A customer brought in
05:43a numbered limited edition sculpture of E.T.
05:46from the popular 1982 Steven Spielberg film.
05:49The piece was done by an artist I've never heard of before.
05:53I've asked my art expert, Patrick,
05:55to come in and take a look
05:55before I make an offer that makes me go, ouch.
05:58Here it is.
05:59All right.
06:00Hey, bud.
06:01Hi, Patrick.
06:02Hi, Daniel. Pleasure.
06:03Nice to meet you.
06:04This is my art guy.
06:05Anything to do with art in here, he takes care of it.
06:07So, looking to sell it?
06:08I am.
06:09So, do you know anything about the artist?
06:11I do.
06:12So, the artist that created this is Mario Chioda.
06:14He started off creating monsters and different fantasy figures.
06:19He was known for actually reproducing studio characters for the studios to be able to sell
06:25as collectibles.
06:26So, what he called it was forensic sculpting, where he would be given maybe one of the original pieces
06:32from the movie, but instead of molding it, he would just entirely recreate it.
06:37Okay.
06:38He's done Yoda, the Terminator, obviously E.T., the most merchandised of them all.
06:43Then, he sort of shifted, and now what he focuses on actual bronze sculptures of humanitarians.
06:50So, it's quite the difference.
06:52Quite the difference.
06:53Yeah.
06:53Yeah.
06:54So, did they make 15,000 of these?
06:57Probably not.
06:58So, these would be the centerpiece in one of the Halloween stores, but if they didn't sell
07:03out that Halloween, they were on clearance the next.
07:05All right.
07:05So, what's it worth?
07:06This one, considering the fact that it wasn't one of the better sellers out of the line of
07:12different products that Chioda made, the value on this one, I'm going to put at $1,200.
07:18Okay.
07:20Thanks, man.
07:20Appreciate it.
07:21No problem.
07:21Hey.
07:22You're welcome.
07:24All right.
07:25Here's the thing.
07:26I got to sell it.
07:27I got to retail it.
07:27It takes up a lot of rope, okay?
07:30And it's not going to sell right away.
07:32I'll give you $600.
07:34Yeah, I can't do that.
07:35He said it's worth $12.
07:36I mean, I'd be okay with $9.
07:38There's no money in it for me.
07:40I mean, this thing is going to sit for a year.
07:42I appreciate you looking at it.
07:44All right.
07:44Well, thanks for bringing it in.
07:45Okay.
07:46I'm going to go get my guys, and they'll help you put it back in your bicycle.
07:49Right on.
07:51Since we didn't make a deal, I'll have to phone home to my wife and let her know
07:55ET is coming back with me.
08:02A customer came into the shop with what he believes is a Japanese Tonto.
08:07I'm confused about the blade and actually think this may be something else.
08:10He's asking for $7,200, so Mikey Yamazaki's on his way over to see if my sword senses are
08:16accurate.
08:17Hey.
08:18How you doing?
08:19What's up, huh?
08:20How you doing?
08:20Hey, nice to meet you.
08:21Nice to meet you.
08:22So, this is what I called you about.
08:24I'm not even going to tell you what I think it is.
08:26I'm just going to wait to hear what you think.
08:28Well, I'll tell you, that's a very interesting piece.
08:35It's in the shape of what's known as a kabutowari or a helmet breaker, but it has a temper line
08:42like a Japanese sword, and it has an edge.
08:45Some people would think that maybe this was a Tonto that was modified by grinding down the
08:51back to make it into a combination kabutowari Tonto.
08:55But see the carving here, the Ken sword?
08:58See how low it is?
08:59If it was actually in a Tonto, it would have been higher.
09:03It would be way up here, and it'd be gone after they ground it down.
09:06So, I almost am inclined to believe it was made this way.
09:11And would that be really rare?
09:13Yes.
09:13I've never even seen one like this.
09:15Really?
09:16Do you mind if I use you as the test dummy?
09:20So, kabutowari used to be to move the helmet and hit, because they didn't have an edge.
09:26However, armor has under the neck, under the armpit.
09:31So, the way that this is shaped and it's pointed in this sense, it looks like it's actually made
09:38to go through the hole of the armpit straight to the heart.
09:40Oh, okay.
09:43Are you noticing the maker mark on it at all?
09:45No, I have to take it apart.
09:46Do you think it's okay if Mike takes it apart?
09:48Absolutely.
10:03This is quite interesting.
10:05There's no maker name, but it's got some age to it.
10:09Probably from around the late 1700s, early 1800s.
10:13This is quite something special.
10:15How special is it in dollar terms?
10:19Well, I've seen some very high-end kabutowari, right?
10:24This would be a solid $5,000 piece.
10:28All right.
10:28I appreciate you, Mike.
10:30No problem.
10:30Thanks so much.
10:31I appreciate it.
10:33So, after hearing everything Mike had to say, what are you thinking?
10:37I mean, he's saying five.
10:40I would need more than that.
10:41All right, well, we're not going to come to a deal today because I'm going to offer you much less
10:46than that.
10:47Yeah, I see that.
10:48But to be honest, just learning all the history of it makes it hard to sell it when you know
10:52how unique it is.
10:53You know what?
10:53I don't blame you.
10:54If I could have bought this, I would have probably tried to get it for my own collection.
10:57Of course.
10:57Thank you so much.
10:58My pleasure.
10:58I appreciate it.
11:12Uh, Bagatelle, right?
11:13Bagatelle?
11:14Bag of what?
11:16Bagatelle.
11:17It's a game they basically play in England.
11:20I don't know if anywhere else they play it, but that's the only place I've ever seen it played.
11:23And that was a long, long time ago in a bar far, far away.
11:30Today I'm here to sell what's called a Bagatelle table.
11:33And it was very popular in France and England.
11:36It's sort of similar to a billiards table.
11:39I think it's time to sell it.
11:40I simply don't have room for it anymore, so I can't enjoy it.
11:44And it's best to get out and get to where someone can play on it again.
11:47I think a fair price is $4,700.
11:50This is neat.
11:51What is this, like, mini pool or something?
11:54It's sort of slightly related to pen ball, but not really.
11:59I sort of know the rules.
12:00You'd be red, I'd be white.
12:02I'd take my white ball, and I'd hit that black ball.
12:05And you try to get either your red ball or black ball in a hole.
12:08Now, all the different holes have a different number on them, so that's how many points you get.
12:13But if you get the black ball in a hole, it's worth twice as many points.
12:16Mind you, I had a few beverages in me when these rules were explained to me, and it was, like,
12:22over 20 years ago.
12:23Okay?
12:24So how old do you think this is?
12:25I think it's 1850s, 1860s.
12:28Just from looking at the hardware, I'd say it's most likely post-Civil War.
12:331870s, 1880s, I don't doubt that for a minute.
12:36How much do you want for it?
12:38Well, I want a lot.
12:40But I think fair price is $4,700.
12:42I mean, your problem is, I mean, there's no place to sell it.
12:45No one plays this in this country.
12:47And the other problem is, you have the restoration project from hell here.
12:53I mean, this needs a ton of work.
12:56I'm just going to decline, okay?
12:58It's, I just don't think there's any market in this country for this thing.
13:02No one plays that here.
13:03I mean, I've never heard of anybody playing this here.
13:05I've never seen another one.
13:07No, I've seen one.
13:09That's the point.
13:09That's the point.
13:10They're rare.
13:12They're valuable.
13:13Rare does not equal value.
13:17And I'm just going to pass.
13:18There's no, I don't believe there's any market for it in this country.
13:20All right.
13:21All right.
13:22That's fine.
13:22But thank you.
13:23Thanks for bringing it in.
13:23Thanks for your information.
13:24Okay.
13:25Appreciate it.
13:25I'll get my guys to help you load it back up.
13:27All righty.
13:34Hey, how you doing, boss?
13:35What do we got here?
13:36Got a nice copy of the John Wilkes Booth, Life, Crimes, and Capture.
13:41You know, that guy sucked.
13:43A little bit, a little bit.
13:44John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
13:47He was a guy who didn't fight the Civil War, who had a very privileged background and decided
13:52he was going to be a martyr for the South because he didn't get his way.
13:58I'm here today to sell a copy of my book, The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth.
14:03What makes this book special to me is it's one of the first books that details the assassination of an
14:10American president.
14:11The condition of the book is roughly about a four or five.
14:15It's an original state condition.
14:17The cover's a little detached, but all pages are there.
14:21I'm hoping to get around $1,500 for my John Wilkes Booth book.
14:25This is pretty cool, man.
14:27So, uh, tell me about it.
14:28Where'd you get it?
14:29I got this item about 10 years ago out in Golden Valley, Arizona.
14:32John Wilkes Booth's great nephew lives in Golden Valley, and this is a family heirloom that I purchased from him
14:39about a decade ago.
14:40It's like the first known piece about John Wilkes Booth of the assassination of President Lincoln.
14:46Yeah, so what you got here is, you know, it's John Wilkes Booth.
14:49We all know the story.
14:50He went into the Ford Theater and assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
14:53And it went out over the wires, and everybody knew the president got shot by this guy named Booth.
14:58You know, but if you were in the Midwest or, you know, West Coast or something like that, you had
15:02no idea who this guy was.
15:03And people wanted to know who was this guy, what did he do, what happened, what's the play-by-play.
15:09There was no 24-hour-a-day news cycle going on.
15:12I mean, you might have been dead for a week before you even knew it happened.
15:15And so they made books like this to kind of get the information out there.
15:19What are you looking to get out of it?
15:20I'm hoping to get around $1,500.
15:22You know, obviously you have some condition issues with the thing.
15:25I'm not really willing to touch the thing.
15:27I don't want it falling apart in my hands.
15:29To be honest with you, I mean, I don't really know what it could be worth.
15:32Do you mind if I have my friend come down and check it out?
15:34She's my book expert.
15:35She knows it.
15:36She'll know exactly what to do with it.
15:37Yeah, absolutely.
15:38Okay, we shall see.
15:39I'll give her a call.
15:40I'll be back in a few, okay?
15:41Absolutely.
15:52Fancy-looking box.
15:54Can I open it up?
15:55Sure, absolutely.
15:56All right.
15:56I have a special Romaine Jerome 18-karat gold Titanic DNA watch.
16:02Okay, so Romaine Jerome, it's a watch company, and they wanted her to make high-end watches.
16:07Which was quite ambitious, to say the least.
16:13You're trying to break into a business against huge companies who have loyal followers, and it is not an easy
16:22thing to do.
16:23So, they bought a chunk of the Titanic.
16:28This is a special watch made by Romaine Jerome.
16:31It's got 18-karat rose gold on it, and the bezel is actually amalgamated metal from the actual Titanic.
16:37It's got pistons from the boilers.
16:40It has the propeller on it.
16:42It's just got its own little mystique.
16:45I'm hoping to get 17,000.
16:47I think it's a really cool design.
16:50RJ watches.
16:52It's a high-end watch company that started in 2004, financed by the Saudi royal family.
16:58And it was very difficult from the start, because you're competing against these giant companies that have, you know, most
17:03of them, well over 100 years' worth of experience.
17:05And they had a tough time of it.
17:08They never flew high in the watch community.
17:11They just didn't.
17:13And then they filed for bankruptcy.
17:15Basically, the Saudi royal family said, 16 years of putting money into this company every year, and it's not working.
17:22But they did have a really cool design.
17:25So, where did you get it?
17:26I have a friend that was liquidating duty-free shops.
17:30And I got a pretty good deal on it.
17:32And with the story behind the Titanic, I just couldn't pass it up.
17:36And they were taking the piece of the steel and putting it on the watches and saying, Titanic DNA on
17:40it.
17:41I mean, I think it's a really cool watch.
17:42I absolutely love it.
17:43The same design was done by a more established company.
17:46It probably would have sold well.
17:48How much do you want for it?
17:50See, I was looking for 17,000.
17:53Yeah, that would be tough.
17:55Okay, the problem is no one knows what it is.
17:58I'm afraid the thing's going to fade out of history.
18:01I mean, I would give you like $6,000 for it.
18:04And I'm gambling at that because I have to put this thing out for sale.
18:08And you know what I mean?
18:0999% of the people don't know what it is.
18:12Give me seven.
18:14No, I'll go six grand on it.
18:16And the problem is, I don't know if I'll ever sell it.
18:20Titanic DNA.
18:21I mean, you don't find that anywhere else.
18:23They were unique.
18:24I'll give you $6,200, and I'm kind of crazy for doing that.
18:28I get $65,000 and we got a deal.
18:31Come on, you're killing me here.
18:34Fine, I'm going to regret this.
18:36I don't think you will.
18:37I think you're going to wear this, Rick.
18:38All right, I'll meet you right over there and I'll get you paid.
18:40Beautiful. Thanks a lot, Rick.
18:42I'm just hoping this thing doesn't sit in the showcase and sink like the Titanic.
18:49The Titanic was maybe the most tragic, but not the first attempt at transatlantic travel.
18:5518,000 years ago, in a much shallower Atlantic Ocean, some archaeologists believe fishermen
19:01and hunters sailed across the pond in small boats made of animal skins.
19:06Impressive, but not exactly the type of accommodations your favorite pond luminary would require on such a journey.
19:14We've all learned about Columbus setting sail from Spain in August 1492.
19:20Guy believes the Earth is way smaller than it actually is, so he's thinking,
19:25hey, instead of sailing all the way around Africa, I'll just go west, across the Atlantic, in order to reach
19:31the East Indies.
19:32His fleet makes landfall, but he's actually docked in the Bahamas.
19:37Man, where was Google Maps when you needed it?
19:39These early voyages were no picnic.
19:42Imagine anywhere from 40 to 90 days of seriously brutal conditions,
19:48and a few of the passengers definitely didn't make it to the final destination.
19:52But centuries later, ships more than made up for it with luxury.
19:57Mega-sized ocean liners like the SS Great Western were built,
20:02I'm talking 1,320 tons, 212 feet long.
20:08Its maiden voyage departs England on April 8th, 1838, and arrives in New York City 15 days later.
20:16That's double the speed of other ships of the time.
20:19That's like taking a cross-country flight in two and a half hours.
20:23Sign me up.
20:25While most people choose to fly across the Atlantic in mere hours these days,
20:30there are those who still enjoy a good boat ride.
20:32March 29, 2023, Royal Caribbean ship Symphony of the Seas set a new record for the most people
20:40to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a single ship.
20:43This behemoth is roughly four times the size of the Titanic and carries over 7,600 people.
20:51Just imagine the size of that buffet.
20:53I need to call my travel agent.
21:04There's a guy in the shop with a copy of The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth.
21:08This is essentially a pamphlet written by a journalist who recorded the events during the search for John Wilkes Booth
21:13after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
21:16He's asking for $1,500.
21:17It's not in the best condition, but this is a piece of ephemera that was never intended to last over
21:22100 years.
21:22I have Rebecca on her way over to let me know if this would be a good buy for the
21:26shop or not.
21:27The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth.
21:30All right. Can I take a look?
21:32Yeah, absolutely.
21:32It's free.
21:33Looks kind of fragile. Be careful.
21:36I'm assuming it wasn't meant to last.
21:39Yeah, this is definitely a problem.
21:42You're right in thinking that this was meant to be kind of ephemeral.
21:45You know, it is getting out this news right then and there for people who want it.
21:49It's very cheap paper.
21:50It wasn't meant to survive 150 years later.
21:54These were essentially journalistic dispatches.
21:56So just like today when there are major trials, major events,
21:59you have, you know, correspondents who are there and they're noting down everything that's happening.
22:04They are noting who's saying what.
22:05They are interviewing people.
22:06They're getting as much information as they can.
22:08And then they're writing reports that end up in newspapers.
22:12Okay.
22:12So the guy who wrote this is George Offer Townsend.
22:15Townsend was a journalist, so he's interviewing the detectives who are searching for the conspirators.
22:20He is there at the trial and he is writing down what is being said.
22:24And so he is the eyewitness that everyone else is sort of relying on to say, what happened?
22:28And all of that is in here.
22:30Give me an idea of what something like that's worth.
22:33We are dealing with a few problems here.
22:35We've got the wrappers, they exist, but they are not totally intact.
22:39Besides the wrappers, though, there are a couple other problems.
22:42So, for example, the fact that it even has the trial and the executions in it.
22:46You see there are 79 pages plus the poem on the back.
22:49The first issue of this was actually issued during the trial.
22:54And so that has 64 pages.
22:56This is a later issue, which on the collectible marketplace first beats all.
23:03True.
23:03So is it collectible?
23:05What's it worth?
23:06For me, given all of this, I think the retail price is going to be around $750.
23:12You're the best, Rebecca.
23:13Happy to help.
23:15All right, take care.
23:15You too.
23:17All right, my man, so I give you like $250 for it.
23:23I got liability issues with this thing.
23:25It's just very fragile.
23:27I mean, if I show it to a customer and they drop it on the ground or something like that,
23:30it can break the stitching in it.
23:31It's already falling apart, pretty much.
23:34You won't go any higher at all?
23:37$275.
23:39Well, it doesn't do much well at my house, so.
23:42So $275, we got a deal?
23:43Yeah, that sounds good.
23:44All right, cool.
23:45Let's just leave that here for now.
23:46All right.
23:53I got a call from a woman who said she has a unique revolver she's looking to sell,
23:58so I'm meeting her out here at the range, and hopefully, I got a shot at making a deal
24:01today.
24:03Hello there.
24:04Hi, how are you?
24:05Oh, pretty good.
24:07So this is the French gun?
24:10Yes, French revolver.
24:11Okay.
24:12May I?
24:13Yeah, absolutely.
24:14Go ahead.
24:17This is weird.
24:20I've never seen a hammer system like this on an old gun.
24:24This is just straight up weird.
24:29I have never seen such weirdness.
24:38I reached out to the pawn shop because I'm interested in selling my French revolver from
24:41the 1800s.
24:42A few years ago, my dad went through our family's gun collection, and we were each able to pick
24:46out one, and this one's the one that caught my eye.
24:47I've done research on it, and I couldn't find anything on it, so I really don't know much
24:51about the gun.
24:52I spoke to my family about it, and we felt like $5,500 would be a fair asking price.
24:57This is one of the oddest pistols I've ever seen.
25:00Do you know anything about it?
25:02I actually don't know much about this gun.
25:03I mean, it's a percussion gun, so it was made after 1830, and I've never seen a hammer system
25:10like this on an old gun.
25:11Apparently, the hammer comes back, and another mechanism fires the firing pin because there's
25:15no way for this to fire any of the caps, so there must be another mechanism to fire the
25:20caps.
25:21I imagine this lever has some way to load it, but I don't want to mess it up, so I'm
25:25not going to try with it.
25:27Anyway, it was probably used in the Civil War, I'll tell you that, because we were importing
25:30just about any gun they could get, especially the South, because there was no manufacturing
25:34in the South.
25:34Yeah.
25:35And they were importing all kinds of guns.
25:37I mean, this thing looks expensive, though.
25:40I'm kind of lost on it.
25:42So how much were you looking to get out of it?
25:43About $5,500.
25:45Okay.
25:46I mean, it's a great guess.
25:48It's definitely rare.
25:49What it's worth, I don't know.
25:50But my buddy Alex is supposed to be coming out here.
25:53He'll tell us what it is.
25:54Hopefully.
25:56Okay, I'll be right back.
25:57I'm going to give him a call.
25:57Yeah, go for it.
26:04I'm out here at the gun range looking at a very unique revolver that appears to be French
26:09by looking at the markings.
26:10The seller is looking to get $5,500.
26:14Thankfully, I have Alex Kramer coming out to take a look, because this is just all French
26:18to me.
26:21I found him.
26:22Perfect.
26:23I'm Maya.
26:24Alex, nice to meet you.
26:25Nice to meet you.
26:26That is the weirdest gun I've ever seen.
26:28Oh, wow.
26:29Do you mind if I pick it up?
26:30Yeah, go for it.
26:31Have you seen one of these?
26:32Yes.
26:33Oh, this is nice.
26:35So, this is a French Model 1854 Deveme revolver.
26:40Louis-Francois Deveme, and then Paris.
26:43I know it's a Model 1854 because this is a pretty well-known firearm.
26:47Deveme was one of the most highest regarded French gun makers.
26:51His pieces are considered pieces of art.
26:54There are Deveme examples in many museums and some of the highest collections around
26:59the world.
26:59Okay, so he didn't, like, mass produce these?
27:02No, these were not mass produced.
27:03This was a high-end firearm to buy in the middle 19th century.
27:07All right, and how do you even open that up?
27:10So, it's a very interesting system.
27:12You see, the hammer doesn't strike anything.
27:14So, this is really just a spur.
27:15The actual firing hammer is inside the frame.
27:19So, to open it up, you pull the lever down, and then pull the barrel off, and then the
27:24cylinder.
27:26Oh, that's crazy.
27:28So, do you see inside the cylinder there are pillars?
27:31Okay.
27:32So, the idea behind this is you pour the black powder in, which falls on the side of the
27:36pillar, then you put your projectile, your ball in, and you whack it with, like, a rod,
27:41and it makes the ball expand a bit, which grips the inside of the cylinder and then the
27:48rifling inside the barrel.
27:49So, you're hitting something full of gunpowder.
27:52Exactly.
27:52With a hammer.
27:53Yes.
27:53So, in comparison to, say, a Colt or a Smith & Wesson, this is much longer to load, but
28:00it's single action, six rounds, rifle barrel.
28:03Okay.
28:04So, does it work?
28:05I mean, it's in excellent condition.
28:08I mean, really, really high-end condition.
28:10Do you want to fire it?
28:11Do you want to fire it?
28:12Absolutely.
28:13If we can do that.
28:13It's actually pretty simple.
28:15I just have to figure out exactly the caliber, and it's then black powder and some percussion
28:19caps and all stuff I have.
28:21So, if you let me take it and inspect it for a bit, I can tell you for sure.
28:25Okay.
28:25Go work your...
28:26How do you say magic in French?
28:29Magique?
28:31I don't think so.
28:32Je suis magique.
28:33I don't know.
28:34So, I'll text you when Alex is ready.
28:35Okay.
28:36Is that all right?
28:44How you doing?
28:46Good.
28:46What do you have here?
28:47I have an antique French bread box to hold French bread.
28:50Looks a little big for a loaf of bread.
28:52Well, you can put as many as you want in there.
28:55That's a lot of bread.
28:58I'm here at the pawn shop because I want to sell my antique French bread box.
29:01So, this bread box has a very nice color to it with the wood.
29:05It's beautifully put together.
29:06The age of this is probably about 17th or 18th century.
29:10It does have some kind of nicks and cracks to it, but I think it's in pretty good condition
29:14considering the age of the actual product.
29:16I'm hoping to get $5,400 for my antique French bread box.
29:20This is pretty interesting.
29:22Where did you get this?
29:23A friend of mine brought it back from France about 20 years ago, and I got it from him.
29:27Okay.
29:28The French are known for their pastries, so they definitely have some good bread over there.
29:32It probably was something that maybe would have been in a bakery just from looking at it
29:36because it's kind of big for something that you have in your house.
29:39Typically, when I think of a bread box, I think of the ones sitting on my grandma's counter.
29:42I think ours was always on top of the fridge or something like that.
29:45Any idea what year it might be from?
29:47No, I'm not sure what year it's from, but I know it's antique.
29:50Okay.
29:50It looks like, you know, what, 19th century?
29:53Probably older than that.
29:54Can I take a look at it?
29:55Sure, go ahead.
29:56Well, it's definitely had some modern restorations on it, but, well, some modern screws going here
30:02and there, two different heads, but these things weren't meant to stand the test of time.
30:06It was a tool, basically.
30:08I mean, it's made of burl wood, which is worth some money.
30:10You see the marks in it where you've got these, like, really cool grains, almost the swirls like that?
30:15Oh, yeah.
30:15That's from burl wood, which, believe it or not, it's like a cancer that grows on trees.
30:20I don't know if it's a bread box or not.
30:22I've never seen one like it before.
30:24I mean, it's pretty detailed to be something that was used in a bakery.
30:28I don't know, what do you think?
30:29You ever seen one of these before?
30:30I don't really know.
30:31I do know that if it's a bread box, these things can go for a lot of money.
30:36I've seen them go for thousands of dollars before.
30:38Okay.
30:38But I'm with you.
30:39I don't know if it's a bread box.
30:40What are you looking to get out of it?
30:42About $5,400.
30:43Yeah, I really don't know enough about it to make any kind of real offer, man.
30:47I got a guy who will know everything about it.
30:49Do you mind if we give him a call?
30:50You want to call Derek?
30:51Yeah, I'll give him a call.
30:52Do you have a few minutes to hang around?
30:53Yeah, sure.
30:54All right, give me just a few minutes.
31:17A customer brought in a huge antique carved piece of furniture that he says is a bread box from France.
31:22I've never seen anything like it, but he would like to get $5,400.
31:26I've asked your antique expert, Derek, if it's really what the seller claims it to be, and if it's really
31:30worth that kind of bread.
31:32Hey, how's it going, Derek?
31:33Hey, Corey.
31:34Hi, Chum.
31:34How are you?
31:35Pretty good.
31:35Thanks for coming by.
31:37Always good to see you.
31:38I'm Derek.
31:38Irfan.
31:39Good to meet you.
31:40Nice to meet you.
31:40So, this gentleman says he has a bread box, and Corey and I just never seen a bread box like
31:46this, but you know antiques and furniture, so I thought maybe you would know something about it.
31:52This is a bread box.
31:54Fancy way to say it is a panettiere.
31:56Sounds better.
31:57And it is circa, I want to say, probably around 1820, 1830, and they were quite popular.
32:05So, is there any particular reason they made these so big if it was in a house?
32:09They were in every home almost, you know, especially because bread is a big staple in the French lifestyle.
32:15But it could also have been in a bakery, which would indicate why it's quite so large.
32:20Could I look at it closer?
32:21Sure, go ahead.
32:22Great.
32:23So, it does have additional parts that are a little newer, but I think if I were a few hundred
32:28years old, I, too, would have a few added parts.
32:31There's an addition on the back that someone decided they're going to hang it, and these turnings, some of these
32:36are highly likely reproduced.
32:38Some look original, some don't.
32:40Some were done on a machine.
32:42Yeah, I can see the machining on this one.
32:44Right.
32:44So, it's quite interesting.
32:46You know, this is made up of antique elements, is a nice way to put it.
32:49You know, but it has older pieces together with newer pieces in it.
32:55So, how much of it do you think is original?
32:57I think probably around 40 to 50% is original.
33:01And that being said, what do you think it's worth?
33:04I would think in this condition, and given the current market, we're looking at around $300.
33:11All right.
33:12Well, Derek, I appreciate you coming down, man.
33:13Thanks a lot.
33:14Always good to see you guys.
33:16Thank you so much.
33:17It was nice to see your piece.
33:19So, this is pretty cool, Big Hoss, but it's probably really hard to sell right now.
33:24I mean, it's a lot of work, and I'm going to have to pass, but I really appreciate you bringing
33:28it in.
33:29Let's see if I can get somebody to help you carry it out.
33:34Earlier, I met a woman out here at the range looking to sell a gun that I had never seen
33:39before.
33:39I learned from Alex it's a 19th century French revolver, and it's pretty unique.
33:43The seller's asking for $5,500.
33:46Alex has inspected the weapon and says it's ready to test fire.
33:49Let's see how well this thing shoots and if the price is on target.
33:53So, it looks like you have all the accoutrements.
33:55I have everything that we need to make this fire.
33:58What caliber is it?
33:59It's 41, and they're lead balls, so when I put the black powder in, I'm going to then use this
34:05brass rod.
34:06And do you know why it's brass?
34:07So, it doesn't spark.
34:08Correct.
34:09So, I can whack it down, and it won't create a spark igniting the black powder.
34:15I'm still going to stand back when you do that.
34:16Okay.
34:17And as like a special target, since this is a French gun from Paris, I was thinking, what's the next
34:23best thing to actually being in Paris?
34:25And that's having some French baguettes.
34:29Okay.
34:30Did you bring any cheese and meat?
34:32We could have like a charcuterie board.
34:33I mean, I think I did pretty well.
34:35That's a lot of baguettes.
34:37Yeah.
34:37Okay.
34:38All right.
34:38All right.
34:39So, I'm going to use the black powder.
34:43And then I put the first ball in.
34:48And then hit it with the hammer.
34:50Let's step back.
34:53Okay.
34:57Okay.
35:02Okay, we're ready to fire.
35:04All right.
35:04Eyes and ears.
35:05All right.
35:05I'm ready.
35:06All right.
35:06I'm coming over there.
35:07All right.
35:10Three, two, one.
35:13Yes!
35:19We got French toast.
35:22Every time he sets up targets, he puts something.
35:25That's what the fun is.
35:26Charles de Gaulle would be proud of you.
35:27Yes.
35:28All of France would be proud today.
35:29Okay.
35:30So, they're really collectible?
35:32They're very collectible.
35:33If you are a serious antique firearms collector, especially if you're collecting mid-19th century,
35:38you have to have a DeVeem in your collection.
35:40What do these things go for?
35:41I've seen them as low as $4,000.
35:44I've seen them as high as $10,000.
35:46I think for this particular one, I would say $8,000 is a good price.
35:50Wow.
35:51Okay.
35:52Thanks, man.
35:52You're amazing.
35:53You're welcome.
35:54Good luck.
35:55Thanks for letting me shoot it.
35:57How much did you say you wanted for it?
35:58$5,500.
36:01I'll tell you what.
36:01I'll give you $5,000 for it.
36:03I mean, I got to sell it.
36:04I mean, I'm sure it won't take that long to sell it, but it will take a while.
36:07Okay.
36:07Time is money and everything else like that.
36:09But $5,000?
36:10That's more than fair.
36:12I can do $5,000.
36:13All right.
36:14We got a deal.
36:14Awesome.
36:15Um, I will get Alex.
36:17He'll help you load everything up.
36:18Just bring it back to the pawn shop.
36:19We'll do some paperwork.
36:20I'll get you paid.
36:21Awesome.
36:21All right.
36:21We'll see you then.
36:47How's it going today?
36:48Hey, how you doing?
36:49Good.
36:49I'm looking to sell some cards here.
36:52All right.
36:53It looks like you have mostly 1982 Wrestling All-Star cards here with, uh, well, I think
36:58this Hulk Hogan is 85 tops, right?
37:00Yes, correct.
37:00Two of them are actually autographed by Hulk Hogan.
37:03Did you have those autographed yourself?
37:04I actually went and visited Hulk Hogan.
37:06I actually have a picture.
37:07When he autographed that one, he said, nice card, brother.
37:10He knew that was a pretty good one.
37:11It's more than pretty good, I think, right?
37:13It's pretty much the holy grail of wrestling cards.
37:18I'm here to sell 1982 Wrestling All-Star cards.
37:21There are seven cards all together, and the two special ones were autographed by Hulk Hogan.
37:25It's a 1982 Wrestling All-Star Hulk Hogan, and then there's a 1985.
37:29I got them from a sports memorabilia shop in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
37:32My dad and I have a huge sports collection of various memorabilia, and we picked them up approximately five years
37:38ago.
37:38What makes the collection special is that the cards are very rare.
37:41I'm looking to get $40,000 for my 1982 Wrestling All-Star cards.
37:45This is cool.
37:46So this is the 1980s.
37:48This is kind of like the time of all times in wrestling.
37:52The 1980s was long after wrestling started, but this isn't wrestling as we know it today, where we watch it
37:58on TV.
37:58There wasn't even mass television broadcasts of these wrestling shows.
38:02Sometimes their wrestling shows would be on a local channel, and a small amount of people would watch it.
38:06But it wasn't like the kind of promotion that was behind it today.
38:10Vince McMahon is the one who came in and changed that.
38:13Actually, Vince McMahon had a part in setting up this 82 All-Stars wrestling card things.
38:19And then it was just a few years later that Vince McMahon released a set of WWF cards, and you
38:26were able to buy them in the pack and just kind of chase cards.
38:28Which, that actually came straight out of the pack, and then he autographed it.
38:32Okay, oh, so you had some packs and you opened them up.
38:35Yeah, yeah, opened them up, yeah.
38:37And the rest of these are 82s.
38:39Well, at least I think they're 82s.
38:40Yes.
38:41Well, you've got the two most important cards, really.
38:43Hulk Hogan, 82, is considered the most sought-after wrestling card, and it's followed up pretty closely by this Ric
38:49Flair right here.
38:50And you do have a lot of good ones.
38:52I mean, Ricky Steamboat, Legend.
38:53Of course, the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.
38:56And then you have Paul Orndoff over here.
38:58So you definitely have some really cool cards.
39:02Do you have a price in mind?
39:04Approximately $40,000.
39:06That seems pretty high to me.
39:08Do you have a reason for asking that?
39:09There's not many examples of these cards on the internet, and I've done some research, and that's the most reasonable
39:14price of what I could find.
39:16A year and a half ago, I was able to buy these complete sets sealed for right around $9,000
39:19to $10,000 a set.
39:21But with that being said, these cards could hold a lot of value in them, but it's all considered on
39:25the grade.
39:26As much as I wish I could take a gamble on these, my boss wouldn't be very happy if I
39:30bought these rare cards ungraded, sent them in, and they came back under what I expected.
39:34Absolutely.
39:35I completely understand.
39:36I think for now, I'm just going to pass on them.
39:38All right.
39:38Well, thank you.
39:39I appreciate it.
39:39Thanks for bringing them in.
39:40Thanks for your time.
39:41Unfortunately, I couldn't pin down the deal today, but I guess Chumlee's not the Hulkamaniac I believed him to be.
39:50Earlier today, Chum and I looked at a bag of towel table, and seeing this, I realized I should invite
39:55the guys over to the house for a good old-fashioned game of pool.
40:00That was not a really good break, pups.
40:02What up, guys?
40:03What's up?
40:04What's up?
40:04I just thought we might have a pool night.
40:06So I brought my bathing suit for no reason.
40:09You brought your what?
40:10My bathing suit.
40:11When you said pool, I thought we were going swimming.
40:13Well, you can do that, too.
40:14All right.
40:15Hey, you can take the next shot for him.
40:17Oh, that's a tough shot.
40:19I'll teach you how it's done.
40:20Oh.
40:21I mean, obviously, you've been playing a lot.
40:22I just want to know why Chum is playing your game for you.
40:25Well, I mean, I figure it's kind of rude to invite Chum over to play pool, and you not let
40:29him play pool.
40:30I mean, but me and you were playing a game, and then Chum took over for you.
40:32Corey, you want to shoot one?
40:34Um, now go for it, Chum.
40:39All right, I think we're tied now.
40:44Whoa!
40:47Ah!
40:50Me and Chum are doing really good.
40:56Did you have both feet on the ground?
40:58Isn't that, like, a rule?
40:59No, it's not a rule.
41:03Bam.
41:03I win.
41:04Aren't you supposed to call your shot on the eight ball?
41:06No, you're not.
41:07All right.
41:08So what did I just do?
41:09You beat me.
41:10Yes, I won.
41:11I mean, can we play another game?
41:12All right.
41:13We want to bet on the next game?
41:15You know, when I was a kid, you taught me not to ever play pool for money with a guy
41:18that brought his own stick.
41:19Well, you have your own stick, your own pool table, and we're in your house.
41:23No, I'm not going to play for money with you.
41:26All right, Chum, want to bet on the game?
41:29All right.
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