rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Sean Connery's 007 pistol from 'Dr.No' sells for $256,000 FILE PHOTO: A semi-automatic Walther PP gun used by the late actor Sean Connery in the 1962 film "Dr. No" is seen in an undated photo before an auction in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Courtesy of Julien's Auction/Handout via Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - 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. 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. (Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Karishma Singh) -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-12-05 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 And I always thought used guns which were used to kill a couple of people are very cheap. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how241 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Although the price seems crazy high, it is a 'one of a kind' and these items tend to go up in value. Always a lot of rich people who don't know what to buy next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwest5829 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Mine was a Bersa .308, Argentinian made pistol which looks much the same. Great pistol for me.In care of my youngest Son in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, wwest5829 said: Mine was a Bersa .308, Argentinian made pistol which looks much the same. Great pistol for me.In care of my youngest Son in the US. .380 I have one, too. Great inexpensive pistol, but a pretty blatant knockoff of the Walther. I paid about $100 for mine in California many years ago. Edited December 6, 2020 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Heard on radio today and confirmed by results on google- the next 007 will be be a woman. I for one hope that the producers will be punished for this by a movie that loses millions of $. Seems that's the only message that will bring them to their senses. I care not if they create an entirely new female spy character, but they need the 007 franchise to get enough people to see it, as seems to me that every female dominated action / thriller recently has been a turkey. Shame on them, IMO. If they made a non 007 related female dominated movie that had a good plot, was exciting, and not using the movie to push a political agenda I'd pay to see it. I'll be saving my money on this new atrocity against men. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 15 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: Heard on radio today and confirmed by results on google- the next 007 will be be a woman. I for one hope that the producers will be punished for this by a movie that loses millions of $. Seems that's the only message that will bring them to their senses. I care not if they create an entirely new female spy character, but they need the 007 franchise to get enough people to see it, as seems to me that every female dominated action / thriller recently has been a turkey. Shame on them, IMO. If they made a non 007 related female dominated movie that had a good plot, was exciting, and not using the movie to push a political agenda I'd pay to see it. I'll be saving my money on this new atrocity against men. (o)(o)7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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