Prop Sword From Xena:Warrior Princess

[Zebardee]

This was made especially for the Xena TV series filmed in New Zealand. Made for the character "Ares" and is hand crafted out of metal by a specialist prop maker on the series. Its an original "heroe" sword used for close up shots. The only duplicates that was made were of rubber & plastic for action/stunt sequences.This was obtained from the production company after the series was finished back in 2002.


Anyone know what the value of this would be?

 

[Zebardee]

BUMP.

 

[philippes]

I've had very bad luck selling anything from Xena, but there are fans out there that will pay decent money for a nice piece such as this one.

My estimate on the piece is between $300 and $500 in today's market. I don't think it'll be easy to sell, however.

In an ideal world, this should be worth between $750 and $1000, but it's unlikely you'll get that sum in the near-term.

Phil

 

[Zebardee]

Thanks for the info philippes

 

[Darth Exodus]

Hmmm...I figured it would be worth a little more, given the fact that the guy who played Aries passed away.

 

[Apollo]

Nice piece.

Good luck with the sale...

 

[Vaderman]

That's a great piece, but unless Xena has a resurgence, it's not likely to go up much, unfortunately. It undoubtedly cost the production much more then you could get for it now. I would enjoy it and wait for the right collector to come along or see if there is a big prop auction you can get it into. For all the real work (forging, tempering, etc.) that goes into making swords like that, I am always astonished at how poorly they seem to hold their value.
You'd probably make more if you cast it up and did some replicas.

 

[Jumpin Jax]

I would say that the Ares blade would fetch a nice price, as indeed the actor has passed and his character was very popular. If you have interest in selling, I would go through a good broker and find as many screen caps of this sword that you can. A metal hero is a plumb among Xena props as so many available were resin or rubber. Swords are also the minority in the avalanche of Xena/Hercules props that hit the market, so I would discount the price just yet.

 

[Wistanley]

Is this made by the team that went on to make props for LotR?