Pawn Stars Review: December 10, 2012

Sorry for the belated post on Pawn Stars shows, but with my computer blown up, I couldn't do much of anything. I did get to meet Mark, from the Clark County Museum during Christmas show at the Clark County Museum. He is a very nice man in person, just like on the TV show.

On the first episode, the first guy brought in a Kentucky long rifle.  Daniel Boone (http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/daniel_boone.html)  The rifle had been worked on but the rifle did fire.  The guy wanted $750 and Rick offered $500 and then $600 and that was the deal.
The story line of the show was that Chumlee could shoot better than any body else.
Corey is still complaining about his job situation and threatened to leave the shop/show.
Corey wants to become a partner in the shop.
The next guy brought in a 1854 electroshock therapy machine.  http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1854-davis-and-kidder-electroshock-therapy
The machine was cranked to produce the electric shock.  The machine was used for a wide variety of illnesses.  The guy wanted $250 and Corey offered $100 and then $125 and that was the selling price.
The next guy brought in a Rumble in the Jungle poster of the boxing match between Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman.   http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/muhammad-ali-wins-the-rumble-in-the-jungle  The match was in 1974 in Zaire, Africa.  The guy wanted $500 and Rick wanted an expert.  Jeremy was the expert and he said the poster was worth abut $300.  The guy then came down to $300 and Rick offered $200 and went to $225 and that was the deal.
The next guy brought in a map of the United States that was made in the1700's. The guy won the map in a poker map.  The guy wanted $4000.  Time for an expert.  Mark from the Clark County Museum came in said the map was real.  Rick offered $1500 and the guy went to $2500.  Rick offered $2000 and that was the sale price.





The guys went to the new Clark County Shooting Range (they used to go to Parhump) to test the Kentucky long rifle.  They (Chumlee and Rick) shot at 200 yards and no one hit the target at 200 and
but Chumlee hit the target at 100 yards and Rick had to wear a coon skin hat for a day.
At the end of the day, Rick gave Corey a raise and 5% of the company and Corey accepted the offer.

 



In the second episode, Chumlee went to a guys house to look at a video game that you see at the arcade and the game was Dark Silhouette Silent Scope 2.  The game is a sniper game- 1 shot, 1 kill.  Chumlee tried the game and the game worked quite well.  The guy wanted $1000 and Chumlee offered $400 and Chumlee then went to $600 and finally $700 and that was the selling price.
Later, the guys ripped Chumlee about the purchase and taught Chumlee to Skype from his cell phone.

 





The next guy brought in a 1874 Chopmarked Trade dollar.  The coin had a large amount of silver in it.  Corey offered $400 and they guy wanted $1000 and $800.  Corey offered $500 and that was the selling point.
The next guy brought in a Salvador Dali painting and it was a really weird painting that had some glitter on it.  Time for an expert to make sure it was not a forgery.  Brett was the expert and said the painting was not real and not sure if the signature was real.  There was no sale.
Another story line was Chumlee going to the deli and buying lunch and using Skype to help with the order.
The next guy brought in armor of the French Calvary.  The helmet was a Carabiner and was made around the 1850's.  The guy wanted $15,000. Time for an expert, Craig.  He said a lot of these armor helmets and chest plates were faked and Craig said the armor was real.  Craig said the armor was at least $6000.  Rick offered $4000 and then $4500.  The selling price was $5000.
That ends these episodes of Pawn Stars.  Again, sorry for the delay