FRWL WALTHER LP53

The Walther LP (Luft Pistole / Air Gun) Model 53 (4.5mm) Was Pictured In The Posters And Promotional Material Of Sean Connery’s Second James Bond Film “From Russia With Love”

The Story Of How The Air Pistol Came To Be Used In The Photo Shoot This Walther Air Pistol, LP 53 Was First Used By Sean Connery For The Promotion Of His Second James Bond Film “From Russia With Love”. Publicist Tom Carlile Arranged A Series Of Poses With Photographer David Hurn To Shoot An Iconic Portrait Of Connery As “James Bond 007” With His Walther Pistol Which Was To Be Used As The Primary Image For The Bond Film’s Poster Art And Advertising/Marketing Campaign. When Connery Arrived At The Photo Studio, Together With Tom Carlile And Representatives From United Artists, It Was Discovered That No One Had Brought “007’s” Walther Semi-Automatic Pistol. By Chance, Photographer Hurn Practiced Air Pistol Target Shooting As A Hobby And He Used A Walther. It Was Decided Between Carlile And Hurn, Without Telling Connery Or The Other Representatives From United Artists, That They Would Use His Air Pistol For The Photographs And If Anyone Were To Bring It Up That The Walther Name On The Gun Would Reassure Them. In Theory, The Long Barrel Of The Air Pistol Should Have Been Removed By Airbrushing During The Design Of The Actual Poster, But, For Reasons Unknown, It Was Never Done…

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WALTHER, GERMANY 1960s 2014_11_16 (WEEK46/2014GOODIE) 007CAG 00014-JUNE2015

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