THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, 1974
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, 1974

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THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, 1974
A PROP BRASS BULLET ENGRAVED 007 -- 2¼IN. (6CM.) HIGH -- POSSIBLY USED FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES FOR THE 1974 UNITED ARTISTS/EON FILM THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN

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BENSON, RAYMOND THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION, LONDON: BOXTREE, 1984, P.211-215

Lot Essay

IN THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, 1974, 007 [ROGER MOORE] IS PITCHED AGAINST A SUPER-VILLAIN, THE ASSASSIN, SCARAMANGA [CHRISTOPHER LEE]. A SUB-PLOT OF THE FILM IS INITIATED WHEN SCARAMANGA SENDS HIS TRADEMARK, A GOLDEN BULLET, TO UNIVERSAL EXPORTS WITH BOND'S CODE 007 ENGRAVED ON IT. ..M PRESUMES THIS MEANS THAT SOMEONE HAS PAID SCARAMANGA HIS ONE MILLION DOLLAR FEE TO ASSASSINATE BOND. THEREFORE, BOND MUST SOMEHOW FIND SCARAMANGA BEFORE THE KILLER FINDS BOND..

THE PROP BULLETS USED IN THE PRODUCTION ARE SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER THAN THIS EXAMPLE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS PROP BULLET AND THOSE IN LOTS 108, 110, 112, 114, 116 AND 117 WERE MADE LARGER THAN THOSE USED IN THE FILM IN ORDER TO GIVE MORE IMPACT IN A PROMOTIONAL DISPLAY.

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