This blued steel Walther PPK, serial number 811590, with its screw on silencer, is the hero pistol used by Pierce Brosnan as Bond in GoldenEye (1995). It has been through the saleroom more than once: Christie’s sold it in London on 5 December 2006 for £26,400, and Prop Store offered it again in its London live auction in November 2022 with an estimate of £30,000 to £50,000.
In the film
Christie’s lot essay says Bond uses the PPK with the silencer fitted in the pre-title sequence, and without it for the rest of the film, notably when he visits Valentin Zukovsky’s club looking for information on Janus and draws the gun on him from behind. Zukovsky names the gun from the sound of its hammer, a Walther PPK 7.65mm, and remarks that he knows only three men who use one. Prop Store adds that Colonel Ourumov later uses Bond’s gun to kill Defence Minister Mishkin, framing Bond.
The pistol
The gun. A Walther PPK in blued steel with an acrylic grip, serial 811590. Prop Store cites armourer Charlie Bodycomb, in Garth Pearce’s book on the making of the film, explaining that a real blank firing PPK was used for close ups.
The silencer. Screws on to a threaded barrel. With the silencer fitted the pistol measures 26.5cm long.
Today. Sympathetically deactivated, with a working trigger, hammer, magazine release and safety, and sold with a certificate of deactivation and a letter from Bapty, the production armourers.
Owning it now
The pistol has sold and is not for sale. In 2022 the Galco shoulder holster used with it in the film was offered as a separate lot, with an estimate of £6,000 to £8,000. Our link goes to Prop Store’s archived 2022 lot page for the pistol. Deactivated firearms are restricted in many countries, so check your local law before buying any piece like this.
Specifications
| Maker | Walther |
|---|---|
| Model | PPK, 7.65mm |
| Serial | 811590 |
| Finish | Blued steel, acrylic grip |
| Silencer | Screw on, threaded barrel |
| Length with silencer | 26.5cm |
| Status | Deactivated; certificate of deactivation; Bapty letter |
| Film | GoldenEye (1995), used by Pierce Brosnan |
| Christie’s | Film and Entertainment, London, 5 December 2006, lot 236; estimate £7,000 to £9,000; realised £26,400 |
| Prop Store | Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, London, November 2022, lot 223; estimate £30,000 to £50,000 |
Questions
What gun does Bond use in GoldenEye?
A Walther PPK. This one, serial 811590, is the hero pistol, used with a silencer in the pre-title sequence and without it later in the film.
How much is Pierce Brosnan’s GoldenEye Walther PPK worth?
Christie’s sold it for £26,400 in December 2006, and Prop Store estimated it at £30,000 to £50,000 when it offered it in 2022.
Is the GoldenEye PPK a real gun?
It was a real blank firing pistol for close ups. It has since been deactivated, with its trigger, hammer, magazine release and safety still working.
Sources: Christie’s, GoldenEye, 1995, Film and Entertainment, lot 236, 5 December 2006; Prop Store, Lot 223, James Bond’s (Pierce Brosnan) Hero Walther PPK, London 2022; Prop Store, Lot 224, James Bond’s (Pierce Brosnan) Holster, London 2022.
Bond’s other PPK holster from the film has its own page, the Bruce Stevens Walther PPK holster, and so does the Brioni blue three-piece suit sold by Prop Store. More Brioni from GoldenEye: the Augusto bird’s eye suit and the Plinio blazer. Galco also made the Executive shoulder holster from Tomorrow Never Dies. A second unit PPK from the film, serial 811475, has its own page: Walther PPK 811475. More PPKs on the Walther PPK from Casino Royale page and in our pistols collection, and the rest of the film on our GoldenEye page.
