THE MOST FAMOUS GUN IN THE WORLD GOES UP FOR SALE AND UNDER THE HAMMER JULY 29 2013
This Walther air pistol, LP Model 53, serial number 054159, was first used by Sean Connery for the promotion of his second “James Bond” film, From Russia with Love.
Publicist Tom Carlile arranged a series of poses with photographer David Hurn to shoot an iconic portrait of Connery as “James Bond 007” with this Walther pistol which was to be used as the primary image for the film’s poster art and advertising/marketing campaign.
What became of this shoot was one of the most iconic photographic images of the 20υth century. The picture of Sean Connery holding the long-barreled gun across his chest or alongside his face became the most famous of all “Bond” images. So effective were the shots from this From Russia with Love photo shoot, that the series of publicity shots were used for the following three additional Bond films:
Goldfinger (1964 ) Thunderball (1965) You Only Live Twice (1967).
The gun comes with its original close-fitted Walther presentation case as well as a signed letter of provenance from photographer David Hurn. auction estimate $ 200,000-$300,000
This gun had previously sold at Christie’s London in 2010 for a world record $437,000.
The gun will go under the hammer at profiles in history as lot # 604 on July 29th 2013
profiles in history link to auction at artfact:
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