Got a Grail Knife this week!

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Been on my list for about 5 years.... :eek:

The Victorinox/Touchstone Pictures Armageddon Soldier (1997)
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-----> shown with replica movie mission patches :cool:

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Low serial number...
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These pop up every now and then but this was the first NIB I've seen on the secondary market. Besides being a promotional items for the movie, these serial numbered limited editions (5000 pieces) were rumored to have been given by Touchstone as gifts to cast, crew, production team, etc as well as NASA advisors that worked on the film. I used to have the reference link for that info but that was 3 computers ago and I can't find it online now. :( It was buried in a movie forum IIRC.


Victorinox was a sponsor of the movie and the Vic Shield appears in the film on the Armadillo mobile drilling vehicles and on Willis' helmet.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv

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Nice find, I'm sure it has a lot of collector value beyond knife knuts.
 
Wow. Did not know they made those. Definitely a grail find there. Thx for posting & great knife!
 
That is sweet! That is the first one I have ever seen!
Congratulations.
 
That is so cool Robert!!! With a serial number that low... makes you wonder who's owned it since '97. Great score! -James-
 
Congrats! I didn't even know that one existed.

That is sweet! That is the first one I have ever seen!
Congratulations.

That is so cool Robert!!! With a serial number that low... makes you wonder who's owned it since '97. Great score! -James-

Thanks guys!!! :thumbup::thumbup:

James, that's what my SIL said too...he thought there was a better than even chance that someone that worked on the movie had it.
 
Great find, Robert! :)

A really beautiful piece, indeed. Congratz, my friend! :very_drunk:
 
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