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James Bond golden gun stolen from Elstree Studios

Police were called to the Hertfordshire studios at Friday lunchtime to investigate the theft of the prop, believed to be worth £80,000.

The Man With The Golden Gun, which also starred Swedish star Britt Ekland as Bond's lover Mary Goodnight, was Moore's second outing as 007.

Christopher Lee played his enemy, Scaramanga, a three-nippled assassin who only ever needed one golden bullet fired from his golden gun to kill his target.

In the film Scaramanga played a game of cat-and-mouse with Bond, whom he had been contracted to kill for $1 million.

The impeccably mannered Scaramanga would carefully assemble the weapon in the film from a pen, a cigarette case and a lighter before dispatching his foes.

The gun was being cared for by Elstree Props, a tenant based at the studios...

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)