Screenused Xena Hero Metal Battle Sword Prop

Hi guys! Welcome again to this Xena blog, today I bring you a really special post that's making me feel so lucky. About a month ago, I've got in touch with a United Kingdom collector that was wondering to sell his Xena screenused retractable sword. After thinking about for a while, I've decided to buy the sword. I've never thought I was going to be able to get a screenused Xena Hero sword used by Lucy Lawless herself, I was pleased just to find a Creation Entertainment one.

However, the destiny let me find a screenused metal sword to add to my collection, some of my xenites friends told me that this piece is the most important one in my collection, about that I'm not sure but I know I really love it so much.

General view of the sword - Front.

Guard close-ups. Front and back.

General view of the sword - Back.

Clearly, the Xena screenused props are very popular but really hard to find one in good condition and with the COA available. It's a sword that is "one of a kind", I really never see before a retractable Xena metal sword on sale. I've seen screenused resin/foam Xena swords in particular collections of xenites, although are quite difficult to find any of them at all.

Close-up from the guard, you can see the raw paua shell inlay.

The history about this sword starts when the well-known collector Christi Clogston (owner of the blog xenastuff.blogspot.com) bought in the Xena Turners Auction from New Zealand in the year 2001. Later, the sword was auctioned in the Auxip Starship Auction on 21-27 March 2015 and sold, I believe, to the person that sold it to me finally.

The handle is wrapped in black leather, it's not painted resin.

My aim isnt just to show off the sword, I think mostly all collectors love to watch good quality photos of rare props and collected in their computers or phones and check them from time to time, just as I do, is like a virtual way of collecting props that can be useful for references, etc.

Here you can see the details of the real leather wrapped.

The COA says that was used in the latest season from the tv show, so I image it is from season 6, also the tone and shape of the guard and pommel remind me season 6 episodes.

The pommel is oval and is very detailed and the paua shell is in the top.

Another view of the guard.

About the blade, is maybe the most interesting part, in this case, because is retractable. As you know, I've got the centaur metal retractable sword and arent the same. This one can retracts and after the blade is inserted inside the sword when it's leaning on something, it has a "spring" mechanism that allows the blade to return to the initial positition. Very interesting, and I didn't know it till I got it on my hands.

The retractable blade close-up.

 Which episodes was used? Well, that's difficult to know exactly. Although, I've got in my mind two episodes that maybe was used because Xena sticks in the sword, and the camara capture that moment.

One, in the episode "Motherhood" from season 5 when Xena killed Athena, there's a close-up screencap that makes me think can be that instant.

 

 "Motherhood" episode, Xena kills Athena.

And two, when Xena stuck the sword to Mephistopheles in the "Haunting of Amphipolis" from season 6.

The close-up from the screencap from this episode match with the back part of the Xena sword.

Thank for visiting this blog and I hope that you enjoy this post as much as I enjoyed writting it.

See you soon!

UPDATE! 30/07/20

Here are the original photos of the Auxip Starship Auction on 21-27 March 2015.