This hard drive in a clear acrylic holster, worn on a lanyard, comes from Skyfall (2012). Prop Store offered it as lot 248 in its Los Angeles 2023 live auction, with an estimate of US$10,000 to US$20,000.
In the film
Daniel Craig‘s Bond hunts Patrice from Turkey to Shanghai to recover a hard drive holding the identities of undercover NATO agents.
The lanyard
The drive. A plastic and metal hard drive inset with non-functional computer chips, held in a clear acrylic holster on a black cord lanyard. The piece measures about 38.25 x 9.25 x 1cm.
Its condition. The holster is scratched, and the lanyard is fraying at the top from production use.
Related pieces. The rigid, screen-matched hero drive is on our Patrice’s hero hard drive page. A flexible rubber stunt version is on our Patrice’s stunt hard drive page.
Owning it now
Prop Store’s archived lot page shows the lanyard as sold on 5 July 2023, with the price shown only to registered users. Our link goes to the archived lot page.
Specifications
| Item | Patrice hard drive lanyard, Skyfall (2012) |
|---|---|
| Construction | Plastic and metal drive with non-functional chips, clear acrylic holster, black cord |
| Size | About 38.25 x 9.25 x 1cm |
| Condition | Scratched holster; lanyard fraying at the top |
| Auction | Prop Store, Los Angeles 2023, lot 248 |
| Estimate | US$10,000 to US$20,000 |
| Stock | 153102 |
Questions
Is this the same hard drive as the hero Skyfall drive?
No. This lot is a drive in a clear acrylic holster on a lanyard. The rigid hero drive sold separately is on its own page, as is a flexible rubber stunt version.
How was Patrice’s hard drive carried?
Prop Store describes this example as sitting in a clear acrylic holster looped with a black cord lanyard.
Is Patrice’s hard drive lanyard for sale?
Not at present. Prop Store sold it against an estimate of US$10,000 to US$20,000.
Sources: Prop Store, Patrice’s (Ola Rapace) Hard Drive Lanyard, Skyfall, Los Angeles 2023, lot 248.
More from the film is on our Skyfall page and in our gadgets collection.
