Pawn Stars

male announcer: ON THIS EPISODE OF PAWN STARS...

- WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET THIS?

I BUILT IT.

- WHAT THE HELL DO YOU SHOOT OUT OF THIS THING?

BOWLING BALLS.

1965 MUHAMMAD ALI

VERSUS FLOYD PATTERSON FIGHT TICKET.

- THIS IS A TICKET FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST FIGHTS OF ALL TIME.

INCREDIBLY RARE.

- I HAVE A WORLD WAR II BABY GAS MASK.

- I MEAN, I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE THROWING A BABY IN THIS THING.

- THE PAMPHLET HERE SAYS IF YOU LEAVE YOUR HOUSE,

YOU WILL BE KILLED.

- I'M RICK HARRISON, AND THIS IS MY PAWN SHOP.

I WORK HERE WITH MY OLD MAN AND MY SON, BIG HOSS.

EVERYTHING IN HERE HAS A STORY AND A PRICE.

ONE THING I'VE LEARNED AFTER 21 YEARS,

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GONNA COME THROUGH THAT DOOR.

- THIS IS GONNA BE A GOOD TIME RIGHT HERE.

- WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET THIS?

ACTUALLY, I BUILT IT.

YOU BUILT IT?

- WHAT THE HELL DO YOU SHOOT OUT OF THIS THING?

BOWLING BALLS.

I DECIDED TO COME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SEE IF I COULD SELL MY BOWLING BALL MORTAR.

I BUILT SEVERAL MORTARS OVER THE YEARS,

AND I'M USUALLY PRETTY ACCURATE WITH THIS.

WE'VE HIT TARGETS ANYWHERE FROM 100 YARDS

UP TO 815 YARDS AWAY.

IT'S WORTH AROUND $15,000 TO $20,000,

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M WILLING TO TAKE.

- YOU BUILT THIS YOURSELF? HAVE YOU FIRED IT?

- YES, WE'VE FIRED IT ABOUT TEN TIMES NOW.

- HAVE YOU BUILT THESE THINGS BEFORE?

- WE'VE MADE SEVERAL OF THEM, VARIOUS SIZES.

WE COMPETE WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE WEST.

WE GO TO ANYWHERE FROM FIVE TO TEN COMPETITIONS EACH YEAR.

- I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE A 17TH-, 18TH-CENTURY MORTAR.

IT LOOKS LIKE A CANNON TO ME.

- THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CANNON AND A MORTAR.

WHAT IS IT?

A CANNON FIRES INTO SOMETHING.

A MORTAR LOBS INTO SOMETHING.

SO IF YOU'VE GOT A BIG CASTLE YOU'RE TRYING TO GET INTO

OR A FORT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

YOU COULD LOB THESE OVER THE EDGE OF IT,

AND THEY JUST DESTROY THINGS, ANY ROOFTOPS INSIDE.

THEY WOULD KEEP ON GOING UNTIL THEY HIT THE BOTTOM FLOOR,

PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

MORTARS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.

THEY REVOLUTIONIZED WARFARE.

IT WAS HARD ENOUGH DEFENDING AGAINST A REGULAR CANNON.

NOW THEY HAD TO DEFEND THEMSELVES

AGAINST 100-POUND BALLS FALLING OUT OF THE SKY.

WHAT DID YOU BUILD IT OUT OF?

- WE BUILT IT OUT OF A HEAVY SLEEVE.

IT'S ABOUT TWO INCHES THICK.

IT'S A MILITARY-GRADE OXYGEN TANK THAT WE CUT.

WE INVERTED THAT.

WE PUT OUR POWDER CHAMBER IN THERE.

IT'S ABOUT SIX INCHES LONG OR SO.

- BUT THE BOTTOM'S AN OXYGEN TANK.

- IT'S A MILITARY-GRADE HALF-INCH-THICK OXYGEN TANK.

AND THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HANDLE

ALL THE PRESSURES AND EVERYTHING?

YES, SIR.

I MEAN, IT JUST CONCERNS ME,

HAVING THAT OXYGEN TANK BACK THERE.

I MEAN, YOU GOT THE BARREL THAT'S TWO INCHES THICK,

BUT YOU GOT THE-- YOU KNOW, THE BACK OF THE BORE,

WHICH TAKES ALL THE PRESSURE, AT ONLY HALF AN INCH.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE CORRECT METAL

AND THE CORRECT DESIGN AND THE CORRECT WELDING,

THIS MORTAR IS NOT A MORTAR ANYMORE.

IT'S A GIANT PIPE BOMB,

AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE NEAR THIS THING

WHEN HE LIGHTS IT OFF.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT?

SELL IT.

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO SELL IT?

'CAUSE I HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM.

I BUILD THEM AND SHOOT THEM AND SELL THEM

AND COMPETE WITH THEM.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT FOR IT?

I'D LIKE $15,000.

I MEAN, I'M INTERESTED IN IT.

I THINK I MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.

BEFORE I EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT BUYING IT, THOUGH,

I WANT MY BUDDY TO CHECK IT OUT, MAYBE SHOOT IT,

AND MAYBE WE CAN DO SOME BUSINESS.

- THAT SOUND GOOD. - ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

THIS THING LOOKS AWESOME.

THERE'S A BIG GROUP OF MORTAR ENTHUSIASTS

HERE IN LAS VEGAS I THINK I COULD SELL THIS TO.

THE ONLY QUESTION IS, WILL THIS THING BLOW UP IN MY FACE?

WHAT DO YOU GOT HERE?

- I HAVE A WORLD WAR II BABY GAS MASK.

HEY, RICK, COME HERE.

- WHAT IN THE WORLD DO WE HAVE HERE?

WE HAVE A BABY GAS MASK.

MUST BE REALLY STINKY POO.

- I DECIDED TO COME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO TRY TO SELL MY BABY GAS MASK FROM WORLD WAR II.

THE GAS MASK IS FROM 1939.

IT'S IN VERY GOOD CONDITION,

AND IT HAS THE ORIGINAL BOX AND THE PAPERWORK

ALONG WITH THE GAS MASK.

I SPOKE TO A MUSEUM THAT SAID IT MIGHT BE WORTH UP TO $5,000,

SO I WAS THINKING MAYBE I'LL CUT THEM A BREAK

AND SELL IT TO THEM FOR 4,000.

THIS ONE WAS GIVEN OUT IN ENGLAND.

MY UNCLE WAS BORN JUST BEFORE D-DAY,

SO THEY WERE WORRIED THAT THERE WAS GONNA BE

SOME TYPE OF CHEMICAL ATTACK, SO THEY GAVE IT

TO MY GRANDMOTHER FOR MY UNCLE.

OKAY.

YEAH, IT MUST HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SCARY,

LIVING AT A TIME WHEN YOU NEEDED

ONE OF THESE THINGS IN YOUR HOUSE.

- THE PAMPHLET HERE SAYS THAT IF YOU LEAVE YOUR HOUSE,

YOU WILL BE KILLED.

OKAY.

I'VE SEEN PLENTY OF GAS MASKS BEFORE,

BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE MADE FOR A BABY.

I KNOW THEY HANDED OUT GAS MASKS ALL OVER ENGLAND

DURING WORLD WAR II.

BUT I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE BEING A PARENT

AND HAVING TO PUT MY CHILD IN THIS THING.

IT'S JUST REALLY BIZARRE.

I MEAN, I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE TAKING A BABY

AND THROWING IT IN THIS THING AND--

- WELL, IT'S NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS.

YOU ACTUALLY PUT THE BABY UP INSIDE,

AND YOU CINCH IT CLOSED WITH THIS,

AND THEN YOU CAN PUMP THE FILTER.

- I MEAN, QUITE FRANKLY, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I'VE EVER SEEN,

AND I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.

THEY'RE EXTREMELY VALUABLE.

OKAY.

- TENS OF THOUSANDS, IF NOT MILLIONS, OF DOLLARS.

- I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

BUT I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

HELL, RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST TAKING YOUR WORD

THAT IT'S FOR A BABY.

I'M ONLY LOOKING FOR $4,000.

CASH. I'M ON MY WAY.

I HAVE A BUDDY.

HE'S THE CURATOR OF THE CLARK COUNTY MUSEUM.

I'M GONNA HAVE HIM TAKE A LOOK AT IT,

AND I'LL GET A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT IT IS

AND WHAT IT'S WORTH, OKAY?

THAT'D BE GREAT.

- ALL RIGHT, THANKS. - THANKS.

THIS THING'S EXTREMELY UNIQUE,

AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN MEAN EXTREMELY VALUABLE.

SO I'M CALLING IN MY BUDDY MARK

SO HE CAN TELL US MORE ABOUT IT AND HOW IT WAS USED.

MORNING. WHAT DO YOU GOT?

- 1965 MUHAMMAD ALI VERSUS FLOYD PATTERSON FIGHT TICKET

THAT TOOK PLACE HERE IN VEGAS.

- WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET THIS?

IT WAS MY COUSIN'S.

HE'S A PHOTOGRAPHER AND A STAGEHAND HERE IN VEGAS.

AND IT'S STILL ATTACHED.

HE ACTUALLY MISSED THE FIGHT.

- AW, THAT'S A HELL OF A FIGHT TO MISS.

I WOULD SAY SO.

I DECIDED TO COME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO TRY AND SELL

MY 1965 MUHAMMAD ALI VERSUS FLOYD PATTERSON

WORKER PASS TICKET WITH THE TICKET STUB STILL ATTACHED.

I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR 1,000, AND I MIGHT CONSIDER 600.

I WOULD TAKE 600 FOR IT.

- I LOVE WHERE IT SAYS "MUHAMMAD ALI"

AND THEN "CASSIUS CLAY" IN PARENTHESES.

AND OVER HERE, IT JUST SAYS, "CLAY VERSUS PATTERSON."

15 ROUNDS.

REMEMBER WHEN THE FIGHTS USED TO GO 15 ROUNDS?

THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

MAKES IT A LITTLE RARE, TOO,

THAT IT'S A WORKER'S PASS, NOT AN ACTUAL TICKET TICKET.

- IT GIVES THEM ACCESS TO WALKING AROUND THE RING

AND TAKING PICTURES.

AND IT'S IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE,

WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING.

AUTHENTIC ALI BOXING STUFF IS SO COOL.

AND THIS IS A TICKET FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST FIGHTS OF ALL TIME.

IT WAS A 15-ROUND SLUGFEST.

IT WAS AN INSTANT CLASSIC.

SO WHAT DID YOU WANT TO DO WITH THIS?

- I'M LOOKING TO SELL IT FOR $1,000.

- IT'S COOL, BUT IT'S NOT THAT COOL.

WELL, HOW COOL IS IT?

IT'S, LIKE, $200 COOL.

- I WAS THINKING, BOTTOM LINE, 600.

I'M THINKING, TOP LINE, 200.

I GOT TO PAY TO GET IT FRAMED AND EVERYTHING ELSE,

AND I MIGHT GET 400 BUCKS, 350.

I'VE SOLD MUHAMMAD ALI GLOVES FOR LESS THAN 1,000 BUCKS.