London
(ANI):
A
Walther
air
pistol,
held
by
Sean
Connery
in
a
publicity
shot
for
the
James
Bond
classic
From
Russia
With
Love,
has
fetched
more
than
250,000
pounds
at
an
auction.
The
gun
sold
for
277,250
pounds,
more
than
10
times
its
estimate
of
15,000-20,000
pounds
at
Christie's
in
London
on
Thursday,
reports
the
BBC.
Meanwhile,
a
rare
Darth
Vader
costume
made
for
Star
Wars
film
The
Empire
Strikes
Back
failed
to
sell
at
auction
as
no
bidder
offered
to
pay
the
reserve
price.
The
outfit,
believed
to
have
been
the
first
complete
Vader
costume
to
be
offered
at
auction,
was
expected
to
fetch
up
to
230,000
pounds.
Another
James
Bond
pistol
that
appeared
in
the
1974
film
The
Man
With
The
Golden
Gun
was
sold
for
15,000
pounds.