The Rocketeers (Bill Campbell) Wrench-Damaged Bullet-Hit Helmet

Sold Stock #128308 | Sold Aug 31 2020

ROCKETEER, THE (1991)

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction - Los Angeles - 2020

The Rocketeer's (Bill Campbell) Wrench-Damaged & Bullet-Hit Helmet

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This lot will be sold on Thursday August 27th (day 2 of the auction.) Lots 434-870 will be sold on day 2 (lots 1-433 will be sold on day 1). The auction will begin at 10:00AM PDT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

The Rocketeer's (Bill Campbell) wrench-damaged & bullet-hit helmet from Joe Johnston's action adventure film The Rocketeer. Pilot Cliff Secord's heroic Rocketeer helmet was shot at and grazed, producing a bullet-hit mark on the left side, during a shootout before he arrived at Griffith Observatory. His helmet was further damaged when Lothar struck him with a wrench atop the zeppelin.

This piece was used as a standard bullet-hit helmet for filming before being uniquely modified as the wrench-damaged helmet. Dents were applied by heating the body of the helmet, and the right eye lens was cracked. Footage was shot of the Rocketeer removing this specific wrench-damaged helmet and tossing it away, but the shot did not make the final cut of the film. It is present in workprint cuts of the film.

Created by the Design Setters model shop, this crested, foam-padded resin helmet is marked internally "5" on the interior and spray-painted goldtone and brasstone with a lacquered metallic finish. It features leather and nylon straps and tinted plastic eye lenses, the right of which is deliberately cracked. The helmet is in good overall condition.

Dimensions: 20" x 11" x 10" (50 cm x 28 cm x 25.5 cm)

Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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