James Bond's Gun Up for Auction at Christie's

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Nov 8th 2010 at 4:01PM

A Walther pistol wielded by Sean Connery as James Bond in the photo shoot used for the main image in the poster and advertising campaign for 1963's From Russia With Love (above) is expected to fetch up to $32,000 at Christie's' Popular Culture: Film and Entertainment sale in London on Nov. 25. The iconic image of Connery holding the gun was later used in advertising and promotional material for every Bond film up until 1967's You Only Live Twice and remains a major pop culture paragon.

Other 007 items in the extremely cool sale include a pair of jodphurs ($2,500) and riding boots ($2,000) worn by George Lazenby in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service; and a small derringer pistol used by Scaramanga's manservant Nick Nack (Hervé Villechaize) in 1974's The Man With the Golden Gun, estimated at up to $8,000.

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