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James Bond's (Pierce Brosnan) PAK blank-firing Walther P99 pistol from Roger Spottiswoode's Tomorrow Never Dies. Bond carried and used his signature pistol, fitted with its silencer, throughout the infiltration of Elliot Carver's (Jonathan Pryce) stealth boat alongside Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh).

Tomorrow Never Dies was the 18th James Bond produced by Eon, and the first film made after producer Albert R. Broccoli's death. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed over $339 million worldwide, and was only surpassed by Titanic that opened the same weekend. This was the first Bond film to update the character's sidearm from the signature PPK, PP, and P5's seen in previous films.

This pistol is a blank-firing version of a Walther P99, manufactured under license by Umarex, a company specializing in blank-firing guns that are not considered firearms. It was never capable of firing true ammunition; it is manufactured specifically as a training device. The term PAK stands for Pistole Automatik Knall, which translates to "Automatic Blank Pistol." The production used 11 PAK P99s for filming. This PAK blank-firing gun was never considered a firearm in the US and they are openly sold to adults without any registration paperwork. The gun was sympathetically de-activated to UK standards in the late 1990s and bears UK proof marks as a result.

Marked with serial number B8041852, it features a frame constructed from specialty polymers along with a metal slide. The P99 retains a functional slide, trigger, slide release, de-cocker and magazine release. According to the 007 The Armoury by Mark Hazard, the only modifications performed on this gun were to "blank out the white factory engravings to better match the all-black appearance of the two 'hero' firearms." The gun exhibits scuffing to the edges, pitting under the slide, and minor discoloration. Dimensions: 7" x 5.25" x 1" (17.5 cm x 13.5 cm x 2.75 cm)

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

Additional Provenance: BAPTY & Co Certificate of Authenticity; UK Certificate of De-Activation included [Note: this gun was never considered a firearm in the US].

Estimate: $20,000 - 40,000

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