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T-800's (Arnold Schwarzenegger) distressed leather jacket from James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The T-800 wore his signature leather jacket, stolen from a biker, throughout the film. As many jackets in various stages of distress were used throughout production, it is unclear exactly when this specific jacket was used.

Terminator 2 was a highly influential film, setting a new standard for both sequels and action films, and remains Schwarzenegger's highest-grossing film. It was nominated for six Academy Awards® and won four of them, including Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects.

Made of black leather, this jacket has three zipped pockets, one popper pocket on the front, and laced sides. Part of its interior lining was removed completely and what remains has been set up with fastening strips to be removable, taken on and off to place squibs. This jacket is also pre-scored on the front and back with X-shaped cuts through the leather for pyrotechnics and backed inside the jacket by tape. Craft tape remnants remain on the outside of the jacket over several of these cuts, including one featuring a hand-marked "10" in black ink. The pattern of these cuts on the front and back of the jacket corresponds to an early scene in the film where the T-800 shields John Connor (Edward Furlong) from the T-1000 (Robert Patrick) and is struck by multiple bullets. While the jacket is believed to have been intended for effects inserts, its bullet holes are believed to be unused.

It was further intentionally distressed by production with scuffs, tears, grime, stiffening leather, frayed threads throughout what remains of the lining, and tape residue from pieces of tape placed over the cuts. This distress is similar to that seen throughout the latter third of the film, during and after the attack on the Cyberdyne Systems Building. Also included is a Letter of Authenticity from a prominent member of the special effects team. This lot exhibits snagged threads along the seams.

Estimate: £25,000 - 50,000 Ω

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