Francisco Scaramanga film weapons, which surveyed approximately two thousand film fans. In October 2008, the Golden Gun was stolen from the company Elstree Props which is based in Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire. At the time, the prop was estimated to be worth £80,000. Francisco Scaramanga is a playable character in the multiplayer portions of the 2003 game "" and the 2010 game "GoldenEye 007". In the original "GoldenEye" game, Scaramanga's weapon, the golden gun, was initially added to the "Egyptian" level and multiplayer portion of the game. It is said in the briefing for the "Egyptian" mission that the Golden Gun was
The James Bond Dossier with the Golden Gun", which Jonathan Cape deemed feeble, and perhaps unpublishable. He reported that the manuscript was publishable, but would require substantial modifications. Because Amis was not the only writer consulted, it remains controversial if his editorial suggestions were implemented, and to what extent Amis contributed directly to the revision of the manuscript. In the event, the "Dossier"'s publication was delayed a year, because Jonathan Cape asked Amis to include discussion of "The Man With the Golden Gun". Both books were published in 1965; later that year, Amis reviewed "The Man With the Golden Gun" in the "New Statesman".