What are your Holy Grail “lost” props?

[Gregatron]

Y’know, the recent rediscovery of the STAR TREK TOS phaser and Beta communicator props got me thinking. We’ve been very fortunate to see a number of iconic props resurface, over the years. The aforementioned TREK props. The ROTJ Luke V2 lightsaber. The hero Deckard BLADE RUNNER blaster. And so on.

So, I ask the forum—what are your Holy Grail, as yet undiscovered, “lost” props/costumes/models/etc.? What do your drool over, in terms of the possibility that said item(s) might resurface in some private collection or dusty old shoebox?

 

[mach7]

Of course the last 2 real hero Phasers.

The Star Trek TOS Romulan Warbird model.

Rumor is it was destroyed by Wah Chang, but I would love to see it on display.

 

[alensatemybuick]

Talos IV binder (the “magnetic lock” device that went with it was auctioned last October)
TOS bridge dedication plaque

 

[scarf man]

 

[Gregatron]

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…I’d never have guessed!

 

[13doctorwho]

The 4th/5th Doctor sonic screwdriver. It was stolen off of John Nathan Turners desk after it was written out of the show. I kind of assume it's in some unofficial collection somewhere. Such a loss...

 

[Kroenen77]

Predator 2 Hero mask...it was stolen after the production of the movie.

 

[Bengrim09]

It’s a personal loss for myself really, 25 to 30 years ago I had the chance to buy a full screen used costume from return of the Jedi, Gamorrean guard for £3k wasn’t the best condition and the ex wife then was a bit of a tight fisted ,.?!? So I had to walk away ,,,,,,,,,,regret it to this day not to have bought it

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Of course the last 2 real hero Phasers.

The Star Trek TOS Romulan Warbird Bird of Prey model.

Rumor is it was destroyed by Wah Chang, but I would love to see it on display.

Fixed that for you

The Romulan Warbird was TNG and the Romulan Bird of Prey was TOS.

 

[Jamesfett]

Chewy's one and only Bowcaster.

 

[Apollo]

Gizmo from “My Science Project”

 

[Astyanax]

Fixed that for you

The Romulan Warbird was TNG and the Romulan Bird of Prey was TOS.

Yep. And then JJ gave us Klingon "Warbirds"?

 

[PicasoX]

I always wanted an Ron Shanko hero phaser, not that they aren't available from time to time, I can't justify $5,000. If Price were no object my list would be HUGE! Most of my other Holy Grails I eventually tracked down over the years, though these were hard to get and some took many years to find, a Jlong communicator was on the list before they became commercially available, now I have several built with stop watches, Dstines Alpha Communicator with a stop watch, Other obscure ones I eventually got, some more obscure than others, Time Cop Gun, Oblivion pistol, Eric Nagy Lost in Space Season 1 Rifle and S1&2 Pistols, The Expanse MCRN pistol and Star Helix Pistol made from airsoft guns, All Metal Blade Runner 2049 K Blaster, Daryl Kyle hand forged Highlander Movie 1 and TV series swords, a pair of Witcher swords from the video game, back in 2015way before the TV show, All real parts E-11 Blaster built by AJ Standish from unique Canes and Replicas, Strange New Worlds Tricorder, Sosha Sommer Section 31 phaser, SD studios Custom B&W Wand phaser, Coyle Blade Runner Blaster world Con #43 of 50, version 1 of the Tominosuke Blade Runner blaster, I consider myself lucky as hell to have found and purchased each and every one of these and they are all priceless to me.

 

[Aldo The Apache]

Even though it will most likely never resurface, one of the original mystic seers from the twilight zone would be my holy grail prop. Even if it was just the shell that went around the swami machine.

 

[drusselmeyer]

Car 54: the hero Spinner from Blade Runner. This one and only fully decorated, drivable car was left to the elements then discarded without any regard to its place in film history.

 

[joberg]

Too many to list

 

[drusselmeyer]

Car 54: the hero Spinner from Blade Runner

If I could, I would mount an archaeological expedition to recover the remains.

 

[joberg]

If I could, I would mount an archaeological expedition to recover the remains.

I agree; I would mount the same kind of search for the 2001 A Space Odyssey's space station abandoned in a field in the U.K.
Someone must have, at least, the aluminium hub turned in a solid piece of metal

 

[PicasoX]

Even though it will most likely never resurface, one of the original mystic seers from the twilight zone would be my holy grail prop. Even if it was just the shell that went around the swami machine.

DADA, dada, DADA, dada (Twilight zone theme)

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[drusselmeyer]

I'm reminded of these: