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Award-winning director Federico Mauro continues his “Famous…” series with a piece on iconic guns and the characters who toted them. With everything from James Bond’s silenced Walther PPK and Dirty Harry’s legendary Smith & Wesson Model 29 to more obscure models like the Green Hornet’s green gun, this list covers a unique range of the more memorable guns in cinema and pop culture history.

See also:Famous Eyeglasses By Federico Mauro

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Touching Some Photos from the National Library of Australia

Private Wallace Tratford arrives home on leave, Drouin, Victoria, ca. 1944. A.I.F. Private Wallace Tratford, son of 1st Constable James Tratford, Drouin's only policeman (responsible for area of 105 square miles; 3,000 people), arrives home on his first leave from New Guinea battlefronts since he was married.

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Fact Queen Mary 2 Arrives In Australia

In this handout image provided by Carnival Australia, captain of the Queen Mary 2 Christopher Rynd poses on the desk of the Queen Mary 2 on February 8, 2012 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by James Morgan/Carnival Australia via Getty Images)

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Fact The Day in Photos – March 30, 2021

Goose, a nine-month-old cat, sits in a backpack as people gather during a Speak Out Against Sexual Violence demonstration at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S., March 28, 2021. (Photo by Emily Elconin/Reuters)

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30 Mar 2021 10:09:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Humans and Animals

A cat meows in it's owner's bag after fleeing from Kiev in Ukraine to Romania, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the border crossing in Siret, Romania, March 10, 2022. (Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)

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20 Mar 2022 04:41:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Animal Lovers Converge on Pet Fair

Summit, an Australian shepherd, makes a leaping catch of a frisbee at the pet trade fair (Heimtiermesse) at Velodrom on November 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Exhibitors are showing the latest trends in collars, snacks and other accessories for cats, dogs and other household pets. (Photo by Sean Gallup)

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03 Nov 2012 11:34:00,post received 0 comments

Fact 2nd Annual amfAR Inspiration Gala New York

(L-R) Ke$ha and James Franco attend the 2nd Annual amfAR Inspiration Gala at The Museum of Modern Art on June 14, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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15 Jun 2011 09:49:00,post received 0 comments

Touching In Profile: Roman Polanski

1969: Paris-born Polish film maker, Roman Polanski

Paris-born Polish film maker, Roman Polanski. (Photo by James Jackson/Evening Standard/Getty Images). January 1969

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