Sean Connery's 007 pistol from 'Dr.No' sells for 256,000 dollar

A handgun used by the late Sean Connery in the first James Bond film sold for $256,000 at auction in Beverly Hills on Thursday, topping earlier estimates for the piece of Hollywood history, Julien’s Auctions said.

migrator

Updated:4th Dec, 2020 at 10:57 PM

Los Angeles

The deactivated semi-automatic Walther PP pistol, which along with its smaller model the PPK became one of the film franchise’s best-known images, was used by Connery in the movie “Dr. No” in 1962.

Connery, the first James Bond in the franchise, died on Oct. 31 at the age of 90.

Julien’s said the winning bidder, who asked to remain anonymous, was an American who had seen every James Bond movie with his or her children. The auction house had previously estimated that the gun would fetch between $150,000 and $200,000.

A helmet created for Tom Cruise in “Top Gun” also sold at the auction for $108,000, while a sword used by Bruce Willis in “Pulp Fiction” fetched $35,200.

Sean Connery's 007 pistol from 'Dr.No' sells for 256,000 dollar

A handgun used by the late Sean Connery in the first James Bond film sold for $256,000 at auction in Beverly Hills on Thursday, topping earlier estimates for the piece of Hollywood history, Julien’s Auctions said.

Also Read

Saint-Gobain, IIT Madras formalise collaboration with three-year Rs 3.8 crore grant

19 flights cancelled in Andhra due to cyclonic storm Murasu

'Right to protest not available to OCI cardholder': HC slams actor Imran Khan over anti-CEC stir

Cyclone Murasu: NDRF teams from Chennai rushed to Andhra Pradesh

DMK chief Stalin slams TVK govt over GST slump, loss of Rs 1,614 crore Korean investment to AP