(December 5, 2020. The Venezuelan) .- A pistol used by the late Sean Connery in the first James Bond movie sold for $ 256,000 at an auction in Beverly Hills on Thursday. beating previous estimates for a piece of Hollywood history, Julien’s Auctions said.
The Walther PP The deactivated semiautomatic, which together with its smaller model PPK became one of the best-known images in the film franchise, was used by Connery in the 1962 film “Dr.No.”
Connery, the first James Bond of the franchise, he died on October 31 at the age of 90.
Julien’s said the buyer, who asked to remain anonymous, was an American who had seen all the James Bond movies with his children. The auction house had previously estimated that the gun would sell for between $ 150,000 and $ 200,000.
A helmet created for Tom Cruise en “Top Gun” It also sold at auction for $ 108,000, while a sword used by Bruce Willis in “Pulp Fiction” was auctioned for $ 35,200.
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