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Blade's (Wesley Snipes) SFX Daywalker sword from Stephen Norrington's action horror Blade. The half-human, half-vampire wielded his signature sword in multiple scenes throughout the film, including when he battled Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff).

This version of the Daywalker was created for SFX inserts of its grip piercing the hands of anyone besides Blade who held it. The sword features a polished steel blade inset into a ribbed, machined aluminum grip engraved with vampiric glyphs and inset with four concealed, spring-loaded small blades. There is a mechanism within the handle where a pin at the handle's base is depressed to make the handle's inset blades retract. The mechanism retains some functionality, but does not work perfectly. A blue plastic fishing line is also wrapped around the blades and may have been used as part of the gag in the film. The grip has a rotating neck collar, as seen in the film, though this has no functionality. The grip is finished in black and silver-color paint.

This sword exhibits some scuffing to its finish, a loose screw in the pommel, and a loose ridge around the hilt from production use and age. Dimensions: 35.5" x 5" x 2.5" (90.25 cm x 12.75 cm x 6.5 cm)

Contains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.

Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000

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