I am actually doing some searches about this weapon, for a future prop project.
Seems there are at least 4 original props:
-"Christies prototype" using genuine molectric 88 and waterman pen, a spare shorter lighter bottom, a genuine unknown cigarette case (quite a russian taste, probably from 40's to 60's), and probably genuine existing cufflink, it would mean all these parts are existing stuff, not custom made.
-assemblable version
This time it's a all made to order stuff,
a longer fake molectric 88, openable, the lighter has a large button on "colibri" engraved side
a fake pen is shorter than the genuine waterman pen, has hollow cap and probably fully hollow core, and removable bottom with threaded section on main body.
a cigarette box with a plain cartouche, no engraving, openable for cigarettes and openable on one end for gun use.
-Solid version (firable, visible at 35mn)
simplier lighter design, probably solid, not assemblable, no colibri engraving, different pen design.
-Spare parts, a genuine molectric 88, a genuine Waterman pen, and the box used for the assemblable gun, also, the cufflinks from assemblable gun.
I think there were cut scenes where Scaramanga is igniting a cigarette, meaning why we see a genuine lighter, and a few seconds after the assemblable gun version of lighter.
I am looking for reference pictures and informations to see what details can be important, and try to machine a gun myself probably in 2016.
Seems there are at least 4 original props:
-"Christies prototype" using genuine molectric 88 and waterman pen, a spare shorter lighter bottom, a genuine unknown cigarette case (quite a russian taste, probably from 40's to 60's), and probably genuine existing cufflink, it would mean all these parts are existing stuff, not custom made.
-assemblable version
This time it's a all made to order stuff,
a longer fake molectric 88, openable, the lighter has a large button on "colibri" engraved side
a fake pen is shorter than the genuine waterman pen, has hollow cap and probably fully hollow core, and removable bottom with threaded section on main body.
a cigarette box with a plain cartouche, no engraving, openable for cigarettes and openable on one end for gun use.
-Solid version (firable, visible at 35mn)
simplier lighter design, probably solid, not assemblable, no colibri engraving, different pen design.
-Spare parts, a genuine molectric 88, a genuine Waterman pen, and the box used for the assemblable gun, also, the cufflinks from assemblable gun.
I think there were cut scenes where Scaramanga is igniting a cigarette, meaning why we see a genuine lighter, and a few seconds after the assemblable gun version of lighter.
I am looking for reference pictures and informations to see what details can be important, and try to machine a gun myself probably in 2016.
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