SOLID BLACK QUEBRACHO BOCCIA BALL SET c1960. 12 BALLS PROTECTED SPECIES OF WOOD NO LONGER AVAILABLE Start Price USD 1,950.00 Current Price USD 1,950.00 Time Left 19 days 2 hours 59 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 30, 2008 End Time Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Location Vero Beach, Florida See more about 'SOLID BLACK QUEBRACHO BOCCIA BALL SET c1960. 12 BALLS' Description   ORIGINAL ARGENTINE QUEBRACHO BOCCIA BALLS. MADE AROUND 1960 BEFORE THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF QUEBRACHO BECAME A PROTECTED SPECIES. THESE BALLS CAN NO LONGER BE PRODUCED. QUEBRACHO MEANS  "BREAKS AN AXE"  OR "QUEBRA HACHA. See website-"http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/35231/summ ONE OF THE HARDEST WOODS KNOWN AND HAS A BEAUTIFUL DARK RED PATINA. THERE ARE 6 PLAIN BALLS AND 6 BALLS WITH CROSSED GROOVES TO INDICATE THE DIFFERENT TEAMS PLAYING. EACH BALL IS 13CM IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHS 1.35KG. GREAT HEFT AND FEEL FOR A TRUE CAMPESINO GAME OF BOWLING. THE WOOD IS SO HARD IT HAS NOT CHANGED AT ALL IN THE DECADES WE HAVE HAD THEM. THESE BALLS WERE PLACED ON A SPECIALLY MADE WROUGHT IRON WALL MOUNTED HOLDER WHICH WAS A DECORATIVE ITEM NEXT TO THE HACIENDA OUTDOOR ASADO GRILLE. MY FATHER WAS OFFERED $5,000 FOR THESE BY A FRIEND WHO HAD REMEMBERED THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE MY FATHER HAS PASSED ON I CANNOT CONTACT THIS INDIVIDUAL. Place a Bid!