Moro Kris on Pawn Stars TV show

Battara · 29th June 2010, 12:27 AM

I'm with Rick. Love the show - missed the episode.

OO, OO, but it is on the History Channel tonight as a repeat at 8:00 pm!

Berkley · 29th June 2010, 01:07 AM

Cool show.

The episode is online here.

laEspadaAncha · 29th June 2010, 03:32 AM

I happen to know Sean. He's based out of the San Diego region (the History Channel flies him in for the show and puts him up on in a hotel for a week while they line up a bunch of "visits"). He has a ridiculous collection of European arms and armor (the finest privately-owned pieces I've ever seen are his, and they have a price tag to match!), and does a brisk business. He supplied Disney with the edged weps for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (which were all real, BTW)... But IMO, he undervalues ethnographic weapons.

Battara · 29th June 2010, 04:00 AM

Which one is Sean? Are you saying the show is rigged?

laEspadaAncha · 29th June 2010, 04:21 AM

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Which one is Sean? Are you saying the show is rigged?

Not at all... Sean is just (one of) the antique arms and armor experts the Shop consults with to determine an item's value. However, as it's not cost feasible for the HC to keep a production crew on location 24/7, they simply have a process in place to have people come back with the really cool stuff so they can coordinate their visits with appraisals by their experts for our collective viewing pleasure.

So they line up a week's worth of visits, and a certain arms and armor expert gets a free paid vacay to Lost Wages.

ThePepperSkull · 29th June 2010, 10:07 AM

I love this show. Informative to those casually interested in antiques of various kinds.

the employees/owners are amusing enough as well. Though I'm not very fond of Big Hoss' attitude somtimes. "Old Man" is always great though.

Ferguson · 29th June 2010, 02:23 PM

It looked like a separate gangya, so probably early 1900's. The "expert" said it was 18th century, so 1700's? I doubt it. But I would have paid $100 for the blade.

Love the show.

Steve

Dimasalang · 29th June 2010, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by laEspadaAncha

I happen to know Sean. He's based out of the San Diego region (the History Channel flies him in for the show and puts him up on in a hotel for a week while they line up a bunch of "visits"). He has a ridiculous collection of European arms and armor (the finest privately-owned pieces I've ever seen are his, and they have a price tag to match!), and does a brisk business. He supplied Disney with the edged weps for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (which were all real, BTW)... But IMO, he undervalues ethnographic weapons.

Is his collection in San Diego also? Im in San Diego...would be cool to check out his vast collection of weapons.

laEspadaAncha · 29th June 2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dimasalang

Is his collection in San Diego also? Im in San Diego...would be cool to check out his vast collection of weapons.

Another San Diegan forumate? Let's get together and have a couple drinks and talk about All Things Sharp & Pointy...

Anyway, if you want to see some of his collection, he puts a lot of his items on consignment up at Guy Stuff in Carlsbad.

Dimasalang · 30th June 2010, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by laEspadaAncha

Another San Diegan forumate? Let's get together and have a couple drinks and talk about All Things Sharp & Pointy...

Anyway, if you want to see some of his collection, he puts a lot of his items on consignment up at Guy Stuff in Carlsbad.

Yes Ive been in SD since 79.

Let me know when you'd like to hang out sometime.

Never been to Guy Stuff...I'll stop by there sometime.

David · 30th June 2010, 09:18 PM

I would like to think that Chumlee is an actor because he's a pretty large waste of good oxygen otherwise. Sheesh!

What i don't really understand about this show, considering that most people are selling with no intention of returning to claim a piece, is why they don't just sell the stuff on ebay. These guys only offer them a third of the value at best. If they needed a quick sale i might understand, but in order to get this stuff set up time must be involved, so they could probably get more money on ebay in the same time.

29th June 2010, 12:27 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	I'm with Rick. Love the show - missed the episode. OO, OO, but it is on the History Channel tonight as a repeat at 8:00 pm! Last edited by Battara; 29th June 2010 at 12:38 AM.

29th June 2010, 01:07 AM	#2
Berkley Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, Texas USA Posts: 257	Cool show. The episode is online here.

29th June 2010, 03:32 AM	#3
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	I happen to know Sean. He's based out of the San Diego region (the History Channel flies him in for the show and puts him up on in a hotel for a week while they line up a bunch of "visits"). He has a ridiculous collection of European arms and armor (the finest privately-owned pieces I've ever seen are his, and they have a price tag to match!), and does a brisk business. He supplied Disney with the edged weps for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (which were all real, BTW)... But IMO, he undervalues ethnographic weapons.

29th June 2010, 04:00 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	Which one is Sean? Are you saying the show is rigged?

29th June 2010, 10:07 AM	#6
ThePepperSkull Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 338	I love this show. Informative to those casually interested in antiques of various kinds. the employees/owners are amusing enough as well. Though I'm not very fond of Big Hoss' attitude somtimes. "Old Man" is always great though.

29th June 2010, 02:23 PM	#7
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	It looked like a separate gangya, so probably early 1900's. The "expert" said it was 18th century, so 1700's? I doubt it. But I would have paid $100 for the blade. Love the show. Steve

30th June 2010, 09:18 PM	#11
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	I would like to think that Chumlee is an actor because he's a pretty large waste of good oxygen otherwise. Sheesh! What i don't really understand about this show, considering that most people are selling with no intention of returning to claim a piece, is why they don't just sell the stuff on ebay. These guys only offer them a third of the value at best. If they needed a quick sale i might understand, but in order to get this stuff set up time must be involved, so they could probably get more money on ebay in the same time.