Tom
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Captain America’s screen-matched hero USO Heater Shield used by Chris Evans in Captain America: The First Avenger.
Captain America’s signature weapon, his shield, is as much a symbol of the superhero as his renowned patriotism and integrity. The first appearance of the shield is this USO version seen during Cap’s daring rescue of Bucky (Sebastian Stan) from the Hydra base and encounter with Johann Schmidt/Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). This heater-style hero shield is constructed of an aluminum core with thin brass front and back panels, expertly studio painted and finished in red, white, and blue. The shield measures 25" x 20.25" x 0.4". The reverse side contains two padded-leather arm straps. Production marks, dents, and distress on this shield match those in the movie scene. The ability to screen match this piece to a scene is an extremely rare occurrence and the most highly-coveted classification, as it is serves as the ultimate provenance due to the irrefutable evidence that the prop was used on screen. It is believed to be the only “hero” metal version ever offered at auction.
If you're thinking, "Dude, you just copied the auction description", well--that's true. But I wrote it, so...
Obtaining a screen-matched hero Cap shield is tough; I'll probably never have another one. It's heavy, too. Most of the time, you see lighter stunt shields when he's running around. Now I'm thinking I should have kept it, had a display built, and put it on the wall of the home theater. But there are so many awesome things that come around. Sometimes, I lose perspective. There are props I regret selling that I'll probably never see again. I'm just rambling. Anyway, someone is going to get an incredible piece.
Captain America’s signature weapon, his shield, is as much a symbol of the superhero as his renowned patriotism and integrity. The first appearance of the shield is this USO version seen during Cap’s daring rescue of Bucky (Sebastian Stan) from the Hydra base and encounter with Johann Schmidt/Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). This heater-style hero shield is constructed of an aluminum core with thin brass front and back panels, expertly studio painted and finished in red, white, and blue. The shield measures 25" x 20.25" x 0.4". The reverse side contains two padded-leather arm straps. Production marks, dents, and distress on this shield match those in the movie scene. The ability to screen match this piece to a scene is an extremely rare occurrence and the most highly-coveted classification, as it is serves as the ultimate provenance due to the irrefutable evidence that the prop was used on screen. It is believed to be the only “hero” metal version ever offered at auction.
If you're thinking, "Dude, you just copied the auction description", well--that's true. But I wrote it, so...
Obtaining a screen-matched hero Cap shield is tough; I'll probably never have another one. It's heavy, too. Most of the time, you see lighter stunt shields when he's running around. Now I'm thinking I should have kept it, had a display built, and put it on the wall of the home theater. But there are so many awesome things that come around. Sometimes, I lose perspective. There are props I regret selling that I'll probably never see again. I'm just rambling. Anyway, someone is going to get an incredible piece.
