Since I have been publishing the Original Prop Blog for about six and a half years as a free resource to the public, I thought I would add one article (about of about 1,645 to date) to make note of and promote a few of my own auction consignments in the upcoming Julien’s Auctions “Icons and Idols” sale taking place in Beverly Hills on November 8th, 9th, and 10th. Items from my personal collection included in this sale include six movie prop pistols: a Walther PPK used by Timothy Dalton as James Bond in Licence To Kill, a Colt pistol used by Al Pacino in Michael Mann’s Heat, the .38 Detective Special pistol used by both Pam Grier and Robert Forester in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, a customized pistol used by Bridget Fonda in Point Of No Return, a Winchester shotgun used by Juliette Lewis In Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers, and a Glock 17 pistol used by Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in The Bourne Ultimatum. [Read more…]
Bridget Fonda’s Hero Hammerli Model 280 Semi-Auto Original Movie Prop Gun from “Point of No Return”
This is the next in a series of more comprehensive profiles of the original props in my own collection, and the next piece to be showcased the hero customized Hammerli Model 280 Semi-Auto .22 cal Pistol prop pistol used by Bridget Fonda as Maggie Hayward/Claudia Anne Doran/Nina in John Badham’s “Point of No Return“. [Read more…]