Heading out on a vampire hunt? Then you’ll surely need one of these handy, authentic vampire slaying kits from the 19th century. Some of the earliest ones were originally constructed by a man named Ernst Blomberg and included a number of “traditional” tools needed to efficiently dispatch even the most vile of vampires. Hardware could include items like wooden stakes and a mallet, a black powder pistol with silver bullets, holy water, a crucifix, bible and other supposedly holy objects and icons to help ward off evil and hypnotic spells used by vampires.

One of these kits recently appeared on eBay but the auction was pulled because of the weapons included. If you have an “authentic” kit, it could be worth a bundle, one of these kits sold on Sothebys for $12,000 and another for $20,300 recently. Of course, it would be buyer beware, I don’t believe it would be very difficult to fake the construction of one of these kits. If you’re into vampire lore and have a lot of money burning a hole in your pocket this could be the perfect item to top off your collection.

Tags: vampires, holy water, wooden stake, slaying