Pawn Stars: 5 SUPER RARE ILLEGAL ITEMS!

Check out 5 items with remarkable histories - but that are illegal to buy and sell! From an antique gun desk to a tortoise shell guitar, these illegal items are just not worth the risk, in this Pawn Stars compilation.

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[mattysheehan]

“He was in the German military in the 194…*ahem*
1950’s…
Yeah, the 1950’s”

[OdinssonLive]

"I wanna sell this rocketship"
Aight, lemme just have my rocketship guy look at it.

[Heavymetalhunk]

''yeah they call me down here anytime they need someone to look at anything with Strings'' : Shows a guitar without strings haha

[TaxFraud-xgrd]

"I have two kilos of uncut Columbian yayo"
Rick: "Let me get Chumlee"

[chrisdavid]

Why were they arguing over if the coin was real. Insurance wouldn’t have compensated the original owner if it weren’t.

[depressedglub]

Idk why they were bashing him over the coin. There is literally 0 way he could know that it was stolen. Especially when the person he bought it from had gotten it legit

[mattysheehan]

You know dude cleaned that coin right before coming in 😂

[CJR_GentArtist]

One of them mentioned that the gun desk might have been a movie prop. If it was only ever intended to fire a .22 blank cartridge, that would explain everything.

[wizardeejay]

3 generations of the same guys arguing😂

[houseguest]

Could you imagine if that guy cleaned the coin just before going to the pawn shop 😮

[isaiahpero]

Rick is like Frank Reynolds from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: he's always got a "friend" for every situation...

[Brendan-fyne]

The guitar was right off the Flintstones.

[dalenesbitt]

German spy camera has "Made in Germany" written in English on it.

[JasonGroom]

Guy eventually got just shy of 1200 for the Penn State ring at an auction.

[Graypaws]

Why does Rick’s son always look like “Eww, I’m touching a peasant!” When he shakes someone’s hand.

[miravvyas]

officer this glock was actually manufactured before 1898, so i dont need a license for it

[joegomez]

Turtle shell guy, it'll go to college fund, AKA black Jack tables 😂

[inspector]

"Tortoise shell" is a misnomer. It's actually sea turtle, and illegal to sell. The most commonly used is/was the Hawksbill Sea Turtle. That's what was used to make this guitar. The US Endangered Species Act would prohibit the transfer or ownership (outside of family) if it was manufactured after about 1974. However, unless it is over 100yrs old, it cannot "enter into commerce". That means it can't be bought or sold (or bartered). Once an item is over 100yrs old (at that point, it's officially considered an antique), it is exempt from the prohibitions of the ESA.

[heidibaconfilms]

I bought a small desk like this before although it was more primitive style - it was a cash desk that a payroll clerk would have in the field to pay workers. This is the same size & type of my desk, and it would make sense to have a built in gun to prevent stealing the cash for payroll.

[KurtOnoIR]

What gunsmith in his right mind would deactivate that desk?