It remains a classic in the much-loved animal cruelty genre and thus expected to nab between $250,000 and $500,000 when it hits the block.
A W.W. Greener Harpoon Rifle Mark II, along with matching case and custom effects-made shark dart, is set to make history as the most expensive W.W. Greener Harpoon Rifle Mark II, along with matching case and custom effects-made shark dart, in history when it arrives at auction this coming March.
As any 2nd Amendment fan knows, the W.W. Greener Harpoon Rifle is a conversion of the Martini-Henry falling block rifle into a harpoon gun for hunting large marine game. It uses a blank .38 Special cartridge to launch the harpoon and can also load and fire live ammo in an emergency.
They can usually be found for around $1000 but the aforementioned piece is special for it, and it alone, was used to pester the most famous shark in history.
But who could ever forget the scene in the 1975 classic when Quint, played by Robert Shaw, tormented the beast by sticking a dart tied to a silly barrel right in its head for laughs?
It remains a classic in the much-loved animal cruelty genre and thus expected to nab between $250,000 and $500,000 when it hits the block.
The fishing pole also used to annoy Jaws will also be made available with an estimated price tag of $150,000.
The auction house Propstore’s chief operating officer Brandon Alinger declared, “Jaws is a challenging title for memorabilia collectors — it is one of the most successful and beloved blockbusters of all time, but very few fully-verified props or costumes have ever surfaced from the film. These two pieces are certainly some of the most significant ever offered at public auction, with the harpoon launcher bearing extra significance due to how extensively it is featured in the film and how much of a role it plays in the plot of the film. In our 30 years in the prop and costume industry, this is the single finest Jaws piece Propstore has ever seen. Its appearance now, at the film’s 50th anniversary, makes this rediscovery all the more remarkable.”
Will you bid or wait for the machete used to hack that water buffalo in Apocalypse Now to come for sale?
Exciting days.