Auction Buzz: The Walking Dead invade Heritage Auctions

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It's going to be a busy end of the year for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions with a number of regularly scheduled events as well as some showcase auctions with high-profile stuff all on the calendar. This time, we look at a few things from a few active sales this month.

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LUCILLE'S DEBUT ... AND MORE
The Item: Negan -- aka Jeffrey Dean Morgan -- signature ensemble and action "Lucille" bat from Season 7 of The Walking Dead (AMC 2010-2022). Certified via AMC and Heritage. 
The Price: $10,000 opening bid (ends Oct. 31)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: According to Heritage, the full lot here includes a leather jacket, an off-white T-shirt with staining, a pair of gray pants with a "'Negan Hero' bias label," a leather belt, a red bandana, a pair of leather boots, a right-hand leather glove and an "action version" of the famed "Lucille" baseball bat constructed of foam rubber that is "expertly painted and finished to appear as a lathed wood grain baseball bat with a black oval-shaped logo and blood stains." This comes from Season 7, Episode 1, "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" and Heritage says "Negan's introduction marked one of the most-dramatic turning points in the series" with this scene's game of "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" with Abraham Ford (Michael Cudlitz) and Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun). There's no estimate for how much this one will go for but the full package (Click image at left for a closer look) could be a headlining kind of item. For those who want a non-stunt Lucille, there are a few up for grabs in the overall event, which includes almost 900 listings.

Keep reading for more interesting pieces up for grabs right now.

THE DEBUT-SEASON ICON
The Item: Rick Grimes -- aka Andrew Lincoln -- signature sheriff hat from The Walking Dead Season 1 (AMC 2010-2022) Certified via AMC and Heritage. 
The Price: $5,000 opening bid (ends Oct. 30)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This one is an "original chocolate beaver felt Stetson Corral 4X cowboy hat with a cattleman crease, a metallic gold campaign hat cord, and a gold-toned metal King County Sheriff badge that is fixed to the front of the crown via a pin with reinforced backing," per the Heritage listing and it details the character history here, too. "In Season 2, Episode 4, 'Cherokee Rose,' after his son, Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs), recovers from a gunshot wound, Rick gives him the hat, noting that since they have both been shot, they are in the same club. Carl continues to wear it until his death in Season 8, when he passes it on to his younger sister, Judith Grimes." It shows wear, staining and even seen repair spots to its interior.

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ONE OF SEVERAL RIDES ... 
The Item: Daryl Dixon -- aka Norman Reedus -- custom chopper from Seasons 1-4 of The Walking Dead (AMC 2010-2022) Certified via AMC and Heritage. 
The Price: $10,000 opening bid (ends Oct. 30)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This is a "Triumph Bonneville chopper featuring a circa 1960s Triumph frame, Bonneville gas tank, ape hanger handlebars and risers, leather seats, hardtail rear suspension, right handlebar mounted weapon caddie, and skull and crossbones and Schutzstaffel lightning bolt decals on both sides of the frame and gas tank, all studio distressed to appear aged and worn." This one was "featured throughout the first three seasons [and] the signature chopper first appears in Season 1, Episode 1, "Days Gone Bye," as a fixture of Dale Horvath's (Jefferey DeMunn) camp. In Episode 5, "Wildfire," Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) loads the chopper, once owned by his violent older brother, Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker), into a truck bed of the group's convoy and begins using it as his primary vehicle and mode of transport. It is ultimately abandoned at the West Georgia Correctional Facility in Season 4."

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EVEN THE DOORS WERE SAVED ... 
The Item: "DON'T OPEN / DEAD INSIDE" pair of hospital doors from Season 1 of The Walking Dead (AMC 2010-2022) Certified via AMC and Heritage.
The Price: $2,500 opening bid (ends Oct. 30)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: These wooden doors measure 70-by-79 inches and are still secured via a lock and chain as seen in the debut episode, "Days Gone Bye." According to Heritage, "these doors are among the first things Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) sees after waking from his coma. The doors become all the more terrifying when gnarled Walker fingers emerge through the opening and try to claw their way out, revealing to Rick that the world he has returned to is not the same as the one before he was shot." Is this the ultimate TWD fan cave entrance? Just saying ...

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MERLE MADE HIS CHOICE
The Item: Merle Dixon -- aka Michael Rooker -- group of accessories from Season 1 of The Walking Dead (AMC 2010-2022) Certified via AMC and Heritage.
The Price: $500 opening bid (ends Oct. 30)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This lot includes the iconic saw as well as the tool bag and the metal link chain and lock from Episode 2, "Guts" when Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker) gets into a scrap with T-Dog (IronE Singleton) and then Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) handcuffs him to the roof and locks him there to be protected from Walkers. Those who watched the season know what happened after that.

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BEHIND THE SCENES
The Item: Director Greg Nicotero's production clapperboard from the final season of The Walking Dead (AMC 2010-2022) Certified via AMC and Heritage.
The Price: $1,000 opening bid (ends Nov. 1)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: There's so much on-screen stuff in the auction that this simple item stands out, too, despite not being seen on-screen. It's an acrylic board with wooden clapper from Season 11 when Nicotero worked three episodes, including the finale. It measures 10-by-11 inches and carries some iconic art and the logo from the series.

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LEND ME A HAND? (OR WILL IT COST AN ARM AND A LEG?)
The Item: Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) prosthetic hand (and also forearm) from The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC 2024) Certified via AMC and Heritage.
The Price: $500 opening bid (ends Nov. 1)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I'll save you the look at the gnarly looking arm part of this lot (hit the link if you want it) and this one is just one of the oddities in the auction that include plenty of Walker stuff, Whisperers and pretty much all of the cast members' weapons and wardrobe you likely know from the show. See it all here.

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