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A hero pulse rifle from David Fincher's sci-fi sequel Alien 3. Weyland-Yutani soldiers under the command of Bishop II (Lance Henriksen) carried pulse rifles when they arrived at the end of the film and attempted to take Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) with them. Pulse rifles first appeared in James Cameron's Aliens, carried by the Colonial Marines and later used by Ripley. After Aliens wrapped the rifles were broken down to their core guns and the dressing components were kept. They were then rebuilt for the production of Alien 3 using the different components, although new shrouds were made from vacuum-formed plastic based on an original Aliens metal one. The weapon is built around a Thompson sub-machine gun, which has been sympathetically deactivated. It also features an imitation shotgun made from plastic tubing.

The weapon is painted black, although there is a small section missing at the rear of the shroud which is green, as they were in Aliens.

The weapon is accompanied by a certificate of deactivation and comes in a protective, wheeled carrying case. The plastic shroud has some paint wear and remains in a slightly fragile state. Dimensions: 67 cm x 7 cm x 25 cm (26 1/2" x 2 3/4" x 9 3/4")

Firearm deactivated; see firearm deactivation notice in the Buyer's Guide.

Restricted ownership; see replica firearm notice in the Buyer's Guide.

Special shipping required; see special shipping notice in the Buyer's Guide.

Estimate: £60,000 - 100,000 †



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