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Sgt. Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz's (Eli Roth) screen-matched baseball bat from Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) demanded his men scalp 100 German Nazis each, while "The Bear Jew" smashed Nazi soldiers' heads in with his baseball bat. A scene that didn't make it into the final cut of the film revealed that Donowitz's bat was signed by the Jewish Americans in his home neighborhood before he left for the war. This bat screen-matches to when Donowitz first appeared, based on the unique grain of the wood in relation to the production-made scratches and names.

Inglourious Basterds grossed $321 million after its release, making it Tarantino's highest-grossing film until it was surpassed by Django Unchained (2012). It has won 49 awards, including an Academy Award®, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award for Christoph Waltz as Best Supporting Actor.

This solid wood baseball bat features various names painted in differentiating styles all throughout in black. It features the fictional company logo for "Hutton and Aldrich" on the transition and barrel, an homage to Tarantino's favorite directors. Production intentionally distressed this bat to give a grime-covered, used appearance. Also included is an acrylic display case featuring portraits of the actors as the characters. This lot exhibits discoloration on the knob. Dimensions: 15.75" x 4" x 31" (40 cm x 10 cm x 78.75 cm)

Estimate: $10,000 - 20,000