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Rebecca Speare-Cole

Battered bowler hat from James Bond film Goldfinger gets £30,000 valuation on Antiques Roadshow

The steel-rimmed hat and weapon belonged to hitman Oddjob (Harold Sakata) in the 1964 film. (Picture: PA)

A battered bowler hat from the James Bond film Goldfinger has been given a valuation of up to £30,000 on the Antiques Roadshow.

The steel-rimmed hat and weapon belonged to hitman Oddjob (Harold Sakata) in the 1964 film.

The owner said he was a big 007 fan as a child and his brother-in-law, who was a driver for Aston Martin during the filming of Goldfinger, asked Pinewood Studios if they had any memorabilia.

The studio gave him Oddjob's bowler hat but removed the metal rim.

The steel-rimmed hat and weapon belonged to hitman Oddjob (Harold Sakata) in the 1964 film. (PA)

The owner said: "As a young lad, everybody wanted to throw the Oddjob hat, and if you look at it, everybody did throw the hat because it's absolutely in pieces.

He added that this is because "it didn't have the steel in it anymore so therefore whenever it landed it damaged it."

It was previously revealed that the hat appears on the BBC One show, leaving Roadshow expert Marc Allum "shaking with anticipation and excitement."

Oddjob in 'James Bond 007: Goldfinger' (1964)

The Bond item was part of a collection of 007 memorabilia brought to Antiques Roadshow when it filmed at the National Botanic Garden of Wales last summer.

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