Xena Coffin Piece Identification

Today, I want to share this. After searching for edges, finally Ive got a photo of the complete Xena coffin lid before it was cut. Also, I can identify my piece from the lid and I released that belongs from the lower part where Xena placed her feet.

As you can see in the image, if you compare the placement of the paua shells over the lid you can match that is the lower part.

As I've written before in the Xena Authentic Coffin entry. Xena's coffin was auctioned off once the series ended and the original buyer choose to cut up the coffin and sell off the pieces arround the world to international collectors. The coffin being far to large to ship and store for most collectors. It was made from a combination of plywood, foam, varnish, paint and circular paua shell. The paua shells was a way to identify Xena's props. All her weapons and saddle bag have paua shells inlays.

Happy Saturdays xenites!

Xena Screenused "Mortal Beloved" Dagger

One of the lastest adquisitions Ive got its: "The Screenused Retractable Dagger" used by Lucy Lawless in the episode "Mortal Beloved" to kill Marcus when they were in the underworld to return the helmet of invisibility to Hades.

The dagger blade is made out of heavy metal and the handle and leather wrapped are resin. Also, the blade is retractable, that was the kind of special effects from the 90's. However, it's in very good condition for have been used in 1995. I've adquired this dagger from a collector that bought a large batch of props in the Turners Auction in New Zealand in 2001, and it has been stored since then.

Here is Lucy Lawless holding the dagger after killing Marcus in front of Hades.

This kind of metal props and retractable daggers and swords used to be wielded by main characters, like Lucy Lawless, and for scenes with short and detailed shots or close-ups.

In my opinion, the screenused daggers are one of the more demanded props used in the tv show that every xenite could have one at least.