- What have we got? It's a sword. What's unique about
these swords-- they're from the
Napoleonic wars. That's cool. And what most people
don't realize is Napoleon-- he was of normal height. There was some writings that
people came across later, after he has gone,
that said he was 5'3. But that was a town in France
that still used an old system, where a foot was 13 inches. So Napoleon wasn't short. [laughter] That's funny. I'm here today
at the pawn shop to sell three of my swords. They're from the
Napoleonic wars. These swords are special
to me because they represent a part of history. I would like to get $6,000, but
I would take as low as $3,000. I promised my wife I
would do some landscaping. These are cool. Napoleon was around
late-- late 1700s, up till 1815, the
Battle of Waterloo. And he was born a cavalier. Slowly he went up to become
the ultimate dictator, and then he was defeated. He was a great general. You did not oppose Napoleon, or
bad things would happen to you. But the French absolutely loved
him long after he was gone. To this day, they
still love him. They Represent three
different countries. This one is British.
- OK. This one is Prussian,
and this one's French. When you see the
next to the edge, that means that it was
actually used in battle. People say that, OK? And it makes a great
selling point for things. Right. But most of these
marks on swords are from when a 9 year
old and an 11 year old go and find grandpa's
swords, and they are out in the backyard swordfighting. That makes a good point. Possibility. They used them in
battle, and everything, but mostly they were decoration. That's why this thing looks
pretty well-worn right here, because it's called the drag. Because it would
drag the ground. Right. I'm assuming you want
to sell 'em, right? I would like to sell 'em. OK. And for the set I'm
looking around $6,000. OK. I have no idea if
that's good or not. Do you mind if I call
up a friend of mine to look at these?
- Sure. He will know
what they're worth, and maybe we can make a deal. Absolutely. All right, hang
on a few minutes. Figure out what you're
gonna spend the money on. I'll be right back. Thank you. This sword is intriguing
to me, the Prussian sword. The interesting
part of the scabbard is it's got a name
engraved on it. Have you researched the name?
- I did. I couldn't find
anything on the name. [sigh]
- Well, and that's-- you know, it's unfortunate,
of course, that-- that does hurt the value,
because if you could be able to say hey,
I've got records of this guy, that
adds to the flavor, which equals provenance. The British sword-- this
is kind of the pinnacle of desirability, of having one
of these in their collection. Look at the hilt. It's so cool. King George III's royal cipher. And it's got the lion's pommel. Very nice. The French sword, the etching-- you know, they did acid etching,
and then they would go over it with a gold, being
a gilt. The fact that there is any of this
remaining makes it desirable. This stuff wore off really easy. OK, so the big question is
what are these things worth? Let's go back to
the British sword. If you had a scabbard, you'd
be looking at a $3,000, maybe $4,000 sword. As is, it's a solid
$1,500 to $2,000 sword. The Prussian sword-- same
thing, $1,500 to $2,000. Because it has got the name
engraved on the scabbard, this has some kind
of hidden potential. You might look him up and
find out, oh, this guy never went to one battle in his life. He just sat around in a kitchen
in France all-- the entire war, you know? It's entirely possible. So that-- that takes
away the intrigue that it might have been a battle. So there's a plus, and
there's a minus there. So the last one, how
much is this one worth? The French, a solid
$1,500 to $2,500 sword. OK. So you're saying
for like, the three, I could probably get
around five grand? Yeah.
I mean, you're looking-- $4,500 to $6,500.
- Thanks, man. I appreciate it.
- Absolutely. - Take care.
- Appreciate it. All three of these
swords are really great. They're authentic. Wonderful. If Rick can get the right
deal on these swords, they would be
great for the shop. So what will
you take for them? My bottom line line is $3,100. Well, why $3,100,
and not $3,000? It's a reasonable
question in my mind. This is what I'll-- I know you have to resell them. I'll do the $3,000, but
I cannot do a penny less. Yeah, I can make
money at that. Cool, man. Let's go do some paperwork, and
I got three new, cool swords. Just leave them here.
I'll have someone grab them. I think it's a win-win. I think that it was a
fair price for both of us.
