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James Bond's (Pierce Brosnan) hero Walther P99 pistol from Roger Spottiswoode's Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. Bond carried and used his signature pistol throughout his infiltration of media baron Elliot Carver's (Jonathan Pryce) stealth boat, alongside fellow spy Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh).

Tomorrow Never Dies was the first Bond film made after producer Albert R. Broccoli's death, and it grossed over $339 million worldwide, only surpassed by Titanic, which opened the same weekend. This was the first Bond film to update the character's sidearm from the signature PPK, PP, and P5s seen in previous films.

As noted by Mark Hazard in his book 007 The Armoury, this was one of only two second-generation P99s supplied by Walther to the production in 1996. Both had to undergo a three-day process of modification to enable them to fire blank cartridges; it wasn't until their use on set that it was discovered an internal restrictor inserted into the barrels meant the weapon would not fire consistently with a silencer attached, resulting in the substitution of the PAK P99, Walther's own blank-fire pistol. This weapon was previously sold in the Christie's 2006 auction of Bapty Armoury Bond weapons.

This pistol is deactivated to UK specification and bears the serial number "V1667". It features a frame constructed of specialty polymers, along with a metal slide, and retains a functional trigger, de-cocker and magazine release. It comes complete with an acrylic display case. It exhibits minor wear from production use. Dimensions: 18 cm x 13.5 cm x 3.5 cm (7" x 5.25" x 1.5")

Additional Provenance: Bapty & Co Certificate of Authenticity; UK Certificate of De-Activation included.

Firearm deactivated; see firearm deactivation notice in the Terms and Conditions.

Estimate: £15,000 - 30,000 M

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