Auction Hunters: Season 3, Episode 5: “Big Easy Money.”
Haff-Ton team drove to New Orleans, Louisiana; city rich in history, music, food, and culture.
Fact: New Orleans has a population of over 1.3 million residents.
Dixieland thrived with possibilities.
Fact: The New Orleans port has been one of the busiest in the U.S. for almost 300 years.
Locals developed a reputation of “raging.” Buy a storage unit a challenge in “Big Easy.”
Fact: New Orleans was founded by France in 1718 and was sold to the US in 1803.
Gun Case Unit
Washer, stereo, mattress, TV, couch, stool, appliances, riffle case, and boxes. Duo won the locker for $575. Allen didn’t wait to finish the rest of the auction. He ran into the unit and gave the gun case a shake. Sounded empty.
No gun but instead an antique brass telescope. Haff also found a gold watch from 1891.
Fact: Pocket watches were common until the wristwatch was developed during WWI.
Stupid fun find was a plastic garden gnome.
Fact: Garden gnomes, or Gartzenweg, originated in 19th century Germany.
Ton uncovered two old dueling pistols made in London.
Fact: Traditionally fought with swords, 18th and 19th century duels favored pistols.
Allen and Ton took the pistols to Joe, a firearms collector. He stated the pistols were 200 years 
old. Guns were in their original flintlock condition.
Fact: Most original flintlock weapons were converted to cap and ball technology.
Original powder flask was in still in the box; plus they found original mold to make bullets.
Joe explained duels were fought over honor. You talked smack about someone, they would challenge you to a duel. If you backed out you, were considered a coward.
Fact: Vice President Aaron Burr killed founding father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel.
Did the pistols fire.
Time for a duel.
Ton vs. Allen.
Joe set up mirrors.
Duo could shoot each at the opponent’s reflections.
Ready.
Aim.
FIRE!
Ton’s pistol didn’t fire. Wah. Wah. Wah. But Allen’s pistol fired fine and shattered Ton’s reflection.
Joe bought the dueling weapons for $7,500.
Trailer Unit
Tools, tail light, camping equipment, trailer, suit cases, couch, and boxes. Haff-Ton won the locker for $1,000.
Allen found a plastic duck lore.
Quack. Quack. Quack.
Ton found an alligator flashlight.
Fact: The largest gator in Louisiana measured 19 feet long and weighted over 1000 lbs.
Allen and Ton the Alligator Hunters, hmm…
Duo found a wooden propeller and an air boat.
Fact: The team that invented the airboat in 1905 was led by Alexander Graham Bell.
Airboats traveled over all terrains which made them perfect for swamps.
Duo took the boat to Mark, and airboat dealer. Mark nostalgic as this airboat same model who rode with his father. Airboat still in good condition thought it was 30 years old. Designed with an aircraft engine. Wooden propeller had good finish.
Fact: The average airboat fans produce an air flow equivalent to 150 mph winds.
Allen named the boat “Rosebud” (from the movie Citizen Kane). 
Laid on thick the sentimental value.
Mark agreed to buy it for $3,700, IF the engine worked. Ton and Mark got in the boat. Engine took a moment to rev up and away they go.
Pistols and boats. Good day for the boys.
Auction Total:
Paid $1,575
Sold: $12,430
Profit: $10,855
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