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| The £80,000 golden gun used in the 1974 James Bond film The Man With The Golden Gun has been stolen from studios in Hertfordshire. | The £80,000 golden gun used in the 1974 James Bond film The Man With The Golden Gun has been stolen from studios in Hertfordshire. |
| The gun was noticed to be missing from Elstree Studios on Friday. It was made for the film starring Sir Roger Moore and Christopher Lee. | The gun was noticed to be missing from Elstree Studios on Friday. It was made for the film starring Sir Roger Moore and Christopher Lee. |
| Lee played Scaramanga, hired to kill Bond for $1m with the gun made from a pen, a cigarette case and a lighter. | Lee played Scaramanga, hired to kill Bond for $1m with the gun made from a pen, a cigarette case and a lighter. |
| The studios hope the golden gun will be offered to a memorabilia dealer. | The studios hope the golden gun will be offered to a memorabilia dealer. |
| It is then hoped the thief will be able to be traced via the dealer. | |
| The gun was in the care of Elstree Props, a firm which is based at the studios. | The gun was in the care of Elstree Props, a firm which is based at the studios. |
| Staff have no idea when the gun was taken, but it was discovered missing on Friday. | Staff have no idea when the gun was taken, but it was discovered missing on Friday. |
| A spokeswoman for Hertfordshire Police said: "We were called to Elstree Studios in Borehamwood at 1325 BST after a report of a theft of a prop, which was the golden gun. | A spokeswoman for Hertfordshire Police said: "We were called to Elstree Studios in Borehamwood at 1325 BST after a report of a theft of a prop, which was the golden gun. |
| "Inquiries are ongoing." | "Inquiries are ongoing." |
| In the film, when Bond receives a golden bullet inscribed with 007, he is distracted from his mission. | In the film, when Bond receives a golden bullet inscribed with 007, he is distracted from his mission. |
| He decides to track down Francisco Scaramanga, an assassin known as "The Man with the Golden Gun" whose assassinations cost $1m each. | He decides to track down Francisco Scaramanga, an assassin known as "The Man with the Golden Gun" whose assassinations cost $1m each. |
| Scaramanga uses the golden gun to kill a number of his foes, before a final confrontation with Bond. | Scaramanga uses the golden gun to kill a number of his foes, before a final confrontation with Bond. |