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A handgun handed to Sean Connery in the opening scenes of Dr No in 1962 is to be auctioned.
The Walther PPK pistol was owned at the time by M actor Bernard Lee, who brought it on set when a prop was not available.
A letter signed by Lee confirms the then fully-active gun was the "first ever to appear in a James Bond film".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-46360414
Mike
The extra markings on the pistol are a European deactivation proof and an earlier UK deactivation proof mark.
The Walther PPK pistol was owned at the time by M actor Bernard Lee, who brought it on set when a prop was not available.
A letter signed by Lee confirms the then fully-active gun was the "first ever to appear in a James Bond film".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-46360414
Mike
The extra markings on the pistol are a European deactivation proof and an earlier UK deactivation proof mark.