Vampire-slaying kit from 19th c. Romania
Monday, April 10, 2006 at 19:46 This eBay auction for a 19th century vampire extermination kit has already closed, but it's still worth a peek for the pictures and descriptive copy: [I should have bid on it,damn] 
The knife is 13.1 inches long with a metal handle. It's made of heavy metal and can be easily thrown - it will always hit the target with the sharp tip. Has a gothic theme and detailing of fangs.
The metal box contains one syringe and it can be used to inject liquid garlic or secret serums into vampires. It has a small cross on it made of silver . The syringe can sustain temperatures up to 200 Celsius degrees. The cross is very old, with one beautiful black stone and is on a very old metal chain .
The metal teeth plier ( 7.5 inches ) was used in the past to remove the vampire's teeth. There is also a special tool called Dentol ( 5.5 inches ) used in the past to remove the vampire's teeth.
And just how does one spot a vampire?
A corpse that had not decomposed or whose eyes were open was often deemed to be a vampire. Other telltale signs included a ruddy complexion with the mouth and nails clotted with blood, or the corpse floating on a reservoir of blood. If the flesh was punctured with a pin, blood would gush from the body.
Good to know. Link
Reader Comments (5)
Funny, but I do not watch Buffy at all. It is not my style of vampire shows. I like the really scary ones. I watched Dark Shadows all the time when I was a kid.I was torn between thinking I was a vampire or a jeanie. I was a mental mess!!