Gere’s screen-used special effects prop sword from the 1995 film First Knight. Sword is decorated with an intricate blue design and measures 38.5″ long fully extended and 27.5″ with tip retracted. An internal air bladder regulates the pressure necessary in order for the tip to retract. Expected marks and dings from use in production, and blue design slightly peeled in some areas, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an air pump and certificate of authenticity from Profiles in History. Provenance: Profiles in History, 2002; Guernsey’s, 2008. Gere, playing Lancelot, uses this sword in the opening fight scenes and when he rescues Guinevere (played by Julia Ormond) from a runaway carriage. RR Auction COA.
