This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/29/2022
MECHANICAL CARD SWORD. Hamburg: Bartl, ca. 1910. A selected card is speared on the end of this large nickel-plated sword as the pack is thrown in the air. Complex mechanism in hilt with “bomb-door”-like method for concealing the cards internally, allowing the effect to be performed surrounded. Length 36”. Heavy and attractive, and sound mechanically. The handle of the sword is also gimmicked in a manner that allows the performer to apparently run through an assistant on stage without harm, then retract the sword from the assistant’s body.