Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal, 2008), Ron Perlman "Hellboy" Screen Used Hero "Big Baby" Shotgu...

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"A Forest God, eh? I'm gonna get me Big Baby!"

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal, 2008), Ron Perlman "Hellboy" Screen Used Hero "Big Baby" Shotgun with (6) Shells. Impressive prop oversize six-round shotgun crafted of metal and resin with lever action (which advances the cylinder), fitted with leather shoulder strap. Both sides of the metal shroud where the front sight is mounted feature engraved lettering "BPRD 333" [Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense]. Accompanied with (6) large prop shotgun shells, each with a baby bottle painted on the side of the casing with the words, "SUCK ON THIS" engraved around the primer cap. "Big Baby" with a cartoon of a cigar-chomping baby caricature is painted on each side of the resin shoulder stock. Gun measures 26" x 19"; each shell measures 3.75" x 1.2" diameter. When Prince Nuada (Luke Goss) unleashes the Forest God (aka the Last Elemental) on the city, Hellboy (Ron Perlman) runs to his arms trailer and fetches "Big Baby", this high-caliber shotgun, to dispatch it in just three shots. Accompanied by (2) 8.5" x 11" digital prints of the production rendering of the famous Big Baby prop, one of which Guillermo del Toro has signed and hand-drawn a self-caricature with a cartoon of a word balloon stating, "Feed da' Babe!" The double-action trigger both cocks and releases the hammer, and the lever rotates the cylinder that holds the ammunition. The hinging break action release is present but not functioning. Exhibits intentional studio distress in addition to production wear including scuffing to the paint finish. A fantastic, iconic weapon from del Toro's Hellboy franchise. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions.

"I wanted a weapon that evoked WWII aesthetics - a hand cannon with a Tex Avery/Walter Lantz style cartoon on the side. Something that could have a nickname - a slang one - that Hellboy could just conjure with that Ron Perlman swagger "I'm gonna need the Big Baby!!" I believe that, short of the original hero Samaritan, this is the Holy Grail of Hellboy weaponry." From the personal collection of Guillermo del Toro.

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