Bond author gun sold for £12,000

Simian · 29 Mar 2007 at 10:26

A revolver owned by James Bond author Ian Fleming has been sold at auction in London for £12,000.

The engraved Colt Python .357 Magnum was specially made for the author and presented to him by the Colt Company.

It was accompanied by a letter from the firearms company and a copy of the 1959 Bond novel Goldfinger, in which villain Scaramanga uses a Colt gun.

Fictional spy Bond shunned the Colt in favour of a weapon that could be easily concealed under a dinner jacket.

The Colt, which is still in working condition, is engraved with the words: "Presented To Ian Fleming By Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co".

Fleming was a journalist and banker, before working in Naval Intelligence during World War II, where he rose to the rank of Commander Fleming and was right-hand man to spymaster Admiral John Godfrey.

After the war, he went to Jamaica for a naval conference and fell in love with the island, where he wrote the Bond novels at his home, Goldeneye.

Anyone else notice whats wrong with this BBC report???..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6505711.stm

A Cookie to the first one who spots it!!

Simian · 29 Mar 2007 at 10:33

Dunno but that ain't it!!

There must be some Bond Fans out there!... Its blatant!

Simian · 29 Mar 2007 at 10:40

Putty said:
Ahem, Goldfinger and Scaramanga!

We have a WinRar...

Have yourself a cookie!!

Looks like the Beeb are checking their facts before publishing!! :rolleyes:

Simian · 29 Mar 2007 at 13:02

I think Someone has put em straight!!...

It's been Edited now!..

A revolver owned by James Bond author Ian Fleming has been sold at auction in London for £12,000.

The engraved Colt Python .357 Magnum was specially made for the author and presented to him by the Colt Company.

It was accompanied by a letter from the firearms company and a copy of the 1959 Bond novel Goldfinger.

A Colt was used by villain Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun, but 007 shunned the Colt in favour a gun which could be hidden under a dinner jacket.

The auctioned gun, which is still in working condition, is engraved with the words: "Presented To Ian Fleming By Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co".

Fleming was a journalist and banker, before working in Naval Intelligence during World War II, where he rose to the rank of Commander Fleming and was right-hand man to spymaster Admiral John Godfrey.

After the war, he went to Jamaica for a naval conference and fell in love with the island, where he wrote the Bond novels at his home, Goldeneye.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6505711.stm