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Ethan Hunt's (Tom Cruise) stunt flute rifle and Ilsa Faust's (Rebecca Ferguson) stunt scaffold rifle from Christopher McQuarrie's spy sequel Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation. An assassin (Wolfgang Stegemann), intent on killing the Chancellor of Austria (Rupert Wickham), sneaked his rifle into the Vienna State Theatre, disguising the weapon as a flute. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) then used the rifle to injure the Chancellor, allowing him to escape. Ilsa also used her rifle, which was hidden in backstage theatre scaffolding, during the assassination attempt on the Austrian Chancellor (Rupert Wickham). However, she missed her shot when Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) intervened.

Hunt's rifle is made predominantly of resin painted silver, with a small foam section and a metal armature. It features a buttstock, which can be rested on the shoulder. There are chips to the paintwork and some discolouration, as well as a small amount of black spotting along the barrel. Faust's rifle is made of hard rubber and painted silver and black. There is no obvious trigger on the weapon, but two small handles on the right side of the weapon twist and move. Both weapons exhibit wear from production use, and the buttstock on the flute gun is bent. Dimensions (flute rifle): 112 cm x 4 cm x 16 cm (44" x 1.5" x 6.25")

Estimate: £3,000 - 6,000 M

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