James Bond’s original gun has a new owner.
Hollywood memorabilia hawker Julien’s Auctions has sold the Walther PP handgun used by the late Sean Connery in the first James Bond film, 1962’s “Dr. No,” for $256,000.
The historic firearm was the top-selling item at the Beverly Hills-based auction house’s Dec. 3 sale, which included more than 500 other costumes, props and Hollywood artifacts.
“In the cinematic debut of the character of James Bond, Connery uses this hero weapon throughout the film,” Julien’s Auctions wrote in a press release. “The silhouette of the Walther PP and PPK has served as the key iconic image for the character of James Bond since the film franchise debuted with ‘Dr. No,’ and this deactivated handgun was the first of all that followed.”
The buyer is specified only as an anonymous American and James Bond diehard fan who “has seen every James Bond movie with their children.”
Other items sold in the sale included two pieces of Tom Cruise memorabilia — a fighter pilot helmet made for him and used in “Top Gun,” which sold for $108,000, and a Navy officer’s cap made for his character Lt. Daniel Kaffee in the 1992 film “A Few Good Men” ($9,375). Various props from Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 cult classic “Pulp Fiction” were also auctioned: A stunt Katana Sword used by Bruce Willis brought $35,200, 35 times what it was anticipated to make, and a medical adrenaline kit with needless-syringe, used tray, unused tray cover and a drained adrenaline bottle, which were used in Uma Thurman’s iconic heroin overdose scene and landed $8,750.
In addition, an 158-page embossed script for 1972’s “The Godfather,” marked “Third Draft,” sold for $10,240; a copy of “Grays Sports Almanac,” from 1989’s “Back to the Future Part II,” went for $22,400; and Steve Martin’s “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” military costume got $11,250.
In contrast, a rare, first edition, holographic Pokémon card from 1999 currently boasts a $170,000 bid with over a week left until auction.
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