THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY (2001-2003) - Gimli's (John Rhys-Davies) Double-headed Axe - Gimli's (John Rhys-Davies) double-headed axe from Peter Jackson's epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings. One of the brave Fellowship tasked with destroying the evil Ring in the fires of Mount Doom, Gimli carried his double-headed axe on his back throughout the trilogy and used it at the Battle of Helm's Deep against Sauron's forces. Rhys-Davies also posed in character with the axe in promotional photographs. The trilogy is one of the most critically and commercially successful in film history, and was nominated for a total of 30 Academy Awards, winning 17.

Made of hard resin, the axe is beautifully detailed and distressed to resemble a steel blade, worn wooden shaft and leather-wrapped handle. The weapon is scaled to the size of Rhys-Davies - two sizes were created - the other being for one of the shorter performers used in long shots to create the appearance of Gimli as a Dwarf.

The piece was originally made for and used on the production, and was subsequently provided by Weta Workshop to licensee Sideshow Toys as a reference piece for producing licensed replicas and toys, and features an engraving along the shaft that reads "Gimli's Double-headed Axe / Sideshow Toy / 12 June 02 / 0010W." One side of the blade is also engraved with "0010W" and the image of a Weta bug.

The weapon exhibits some minor production wear on the blade. Dimensions: 37.75" x 11.5" x 1.25" (96 cm x 29 cm x 3 cm)

Estimate: $100,000 - 200,000

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