Braveheart: William Wallace's (Mel Gibson) Arm Guard With Four Arrow Tips
Entry/Object ID
OPPS23
Description
William Wallace's (Mel Gibson) arm guard with four arrow tips from Mel Gibson's historical drama Braveheart. Wallace wore his arm guard while he fired arrows at Longshanks' (Patrick McGoohan) English soldiers during the Battle of Falkirk.
Braveheart received 10 Academy Award® nominations and won five, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film also generated a great deal of tourism for Scotland and piqued interest in Scottish history.
This lot consists of a fibreglass arm guard wrapped in brown leather with four metal arrow tips painted silver-colour that can be removed from the . The arrow tips exhibit paint flaking, and the arm guard exhibits notable loss of adhesion, hardened leather, and residue. Dimensions: (tips) 5.25 cm x 2.75 cm x 0.75 cm (2" x 1" x 0.25")