This lot will be sold on Tuesday, 1st December (day 1 of the auction.) Lots 1-463 will be sold on day 1 (lots 464-913 will be sold on day 2). The auction will begin at 2:00 pm GMT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

A Ming Guard's rifle, sword and mask from Mike Hodges' sci-fi adventure Flash Gordon. The guards of Ming the Merciless (Max von Sydow) wore masks and were armed with swords to protect their emperor. Swords and rifles formed part of the armoury aboard the War Rocket Ajax, with Ming's soldiers defending the ship with rifles, while Flash (Sam J. Jones) wielded a sword after disrupting Ming and Dale's (Melody Anderson) wedding.

The rifle is predominantly made of fibreglass with gold-and-red foil detailing. It features a hollow barrel and solid trigger. The resin-and-fibreglass sword comprises a guard, a red grip, and a curved blade with a metallic faux-gold finish and a decorative round protrusion containing an embedded star-shaped sigil. Made of fibreglass, the skull-like mask is painted faux gold with detailed eye sockets and nose. Two thin elastic straps are attached on both sides and at the top. All three items exhibit notable paint wear and scuffing from production use, and the majority of the gold-coloured chrome finish on the mask has worn away over time. Dimensions (rifle): 68 cm x 7 cm x 24 cm (26 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 9 1/2"); (sword): 117 cm x 24 cm x 6 cm (46" x 9 1/2" x 2 1/4"); (mask): 11 cm x 16 cm x 10 cm (4 1/4" x 6 1/4" x 4")

Estimate: £3,000 - 5,000 M