Scaramanga’s Golden Gun
Scaramanga’s Golden Gun was depicted in Ian Fleming’s novel, the Golden Gun. In the novel, it was a long-barrelled, gold-plated, single-action Colt Peacemaker .45 caliber revolver.
However, in the film, it was a single-shot weapon that fired a custom-made 4.2-millimeter golden bullet. The movie gun could be disassembled and its gold-plated components disguised as:
- a fountain pen for the barrel
- a cigarette lighter for the breech
- cufflink for the trigger
- a cigarette case for the grip
Scaramanga used the Golden Gun in numerous assassinations but, when Scaramanga was killed and his island destroyed, the Golden Gun was also lost.
The exhibit at the museum is a replica as, in 2008, the original Golden Gun was stolen. At the time, the prop was estimated to be worth £80,000.
The Golden Gun was one of the most popular film weapons, amongst film fans
Scaramanga’s Golden Gun
- Title: Scaramanga’s Golden Gun
- Manufacturer: Unknown, possibly Lazar
- Type: Custom-built firearm
- Bullet: 1 custom-made 4.2-mm (.165 calibre) 23-carat gold dum-dum
- Features: Disassembles into a pen, lighter, cigarette case, and a cufflink
- Museum: International Spy Museum
James Bond – Scaramanga’s Golden Gun
A Tour of the International Spy Museum
- Scaramanga’s Golden Gun
- Los Alamos, Manhattan Project, S-Site Badge
- Manhattan Project, Service Certificate
- Forged British Bank Note from Operation Bernhard
- Enigma Cipher Machine
- British Special Forces Bobbins
- Sleeve Dagger with Sheath
- British Special Forces Lapel Knife
- Kiss of Death, Lipstick Pistol
- Glove Pistol
The Man With The Golden Gun
A Tour of Washington, D.C. Museums
- National Gallery of Art
- National Museum of American History
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Portrait Gallery
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- The Phillips Collection
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- International Spy Museum
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Scaramanga’s Golden Gun
Tour of Military and War Museums and Memorials
- Military and War Museums and Memorials
- National WWII Museum, USA
- National World War I Museum and Memorial, USA
- National Civil War Museum, USA
- National Museum of the Pacific War, USA
- National Museum of the United States Army, USA
- National Naval Aviation Museum, USA
- National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, USA
- San Diego Air & Space Museum
- Fort Sumter
- Imperial War Museum, London
- Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
- Australian War Memorial
- Darwin Military Museum, Australia
- Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, Australia
- Changi Museum, Singapore
- War Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Churchill War Rooms, London
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, New Zealand
- Household Cavalry Museum, London
- National Army Museum, London
- MacArthur Museum Brisbane
Scaramanga’s Golden Gun
Spy Museums
James Bond 007 Golden Gun Prop Replica
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“It’s an amusing idea, but I was thinking more in terms of history.
A duel between titans… my golden gun against your Walther PPK.
Each of us a 50-50 chance.”
– Francisco Scaramanga from the movie: The Man with the Golden Gun
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Photo Credit: 1) By mrgarethm (Golden Gun – International Spy Museum) [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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