From Christie's: "The original vendor, who was commissioned to shoot the images required for the publicity campaign for the second Bond film From Russia With Love, explains in his accompanying letter that ...it was decided that for the main image in the poster and advertising campaign what was required was a strong portrait of Sean Connery as Bond 007, with his Walther pistol... He explains further that when Connery arrived at his studio for the shoot, it was discovered by publicist Tom Carlile that no one had brought the gun needed for the shoot, the synonymous small Walther automatic [Walther PPK]. By chance the photographer practiced air pistol target shooting as a hobby and had the gun he used for this purpose, also a Walther, at the studio..." For more information about this historic prop, visit Christie's here.
Spy Vibe brief on the fashion of silencers and iconic clips here.
