The Terminator's (Arnold Schwarzenegger) costume from James Cameron’s sci-fi action sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The Terminator wore his signature costume throughout the film after he stole it from a biker at a bar. This costume is distressed from the Terminator’s encounter with S.W.A.T. at Cyberdyne Systems near the end of the film.

The costume is comprised of a custom-made black leather jacket, a matching pair of black artificial leather trousers with a leather belt, grey Hanes Beefy-T T-shirt, marked size extra-large, a bandolier and a pair of motorcycle boots, marked size 12. The leather zip-up jacket is distressed to look hard-worn, riddled with bullet holes sustained from the attack on Cyberdyne, and scratches to the leather. The interior lining shows production incisions to insert squibs for FX shots. Worn under the jacket is a grey T-shirt which shows a large hole at the chest where an endoskeleton appliance would have been visible. The trousers close in front with a zipper and snap button, and display a hole at the rear that is covered in black tape. The Harley-Davidson boots appear to be a mismatched pair, are made of leather with varying style of rubber soles, and shows ‘A’ written inside one boot with silver marker. The bandolier is made of nylon with steel buckles, and includes 11 elastic slots for ammunition. The belt features five resin grenade rounds, which are painted bronze and silver, giving them the impression of being made of metal. Although faded on most, each grenade shows ‘PROJ M381’ printed on the central silver casing.

Accompanying the jacket is a pair of photographs and a signed letter of authenticity from Guns n’ Roses keyboardist, Dizzy Reed, who was gifted the jacket from Schwarzenegger after wrapping the shoot for the music video You Could Be Mine. The costume displays natural wear from use, with some additional corrosion to the buttons, buckles and zippers across the jacket. The trousers show minimal signs of wear, with minor delamination to the faux leather. The bandolier is distressed by the production with tears to the nylon and light paint to appear battle damaged. The lot shows intentional distressing but remains in very fine condition.

£18,000 - 22,000