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The pistol used by the late Sir Sean Connery in the first ever James Bond movie - the 1962 classic Dr. No – has sold at auction for 6,000 (£190,000). The legendary actor, who starred in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983, was seen wielding the weapon as he made his debut as the suave 007.

Connery , the first James Bond in the franchise, died on Oct. 31 at the age of 90. Julien's said the winning bidder, who asked to remain anonymous A helmet created for Tom Cruise in "Top Gun" also sold at the auction for 8,000, while a sword used by Bruce Willis in "Pulp Fiction" fetched ,200.

His role as James Bond made Sean Connery world famous. A good month after the Scottish actor's death, a pistol from his first agent film was auctioned. Other Hollywood memorabilia also fetched high prices.

A pistol used by Sean Connery during his first appearance as a secret agent in "James Bond - 007 is hunting Dr. No" from 1962 has been auctioned for a lot of money in the USA . A bidder bought the famous Walther PP on Thursday for $ 256,000, around 210,000 euros, as announced by Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills.

The auction house had previously put the estimated value at $ 150,000 to $ 200,000. The buyer wanted to remain anonymous. Julien's Auctions announced that it was an American who had seen every Bond film with his children.

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A pistol held by Sean Connery as James Bond in a poster to promote the 1963 film From Russia With Love has sold at auction for £277,250. Among the other items sold at Thursday's Popular Culture: Film and Entertainment auction was a dinosaur model from the 1933 King Kong film that went for £25

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Connery's belongings died on October 31st at the age of 90 in the Bahamas. The Scottish actor was the first James Bond actor - and for many fans was also the best . He played the British secret agent seven times between 1962 and 1983.

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