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Oddjob's hat was a prop used in the James Bond film, Goldfinger by Oddjob. It was a bowler hat with a steel blade disguised in the brim.

Design
The base and design of Oddjob's hat was made by British hatmakers, Lock & Co. The bowler hat was then adapted with a chakram inserted in the brim.

Goldfinger
The hat was worn in Goldfinger by the title character's henchman, Oddjob. It was used to decapitate a statue after James Bond had beaten Goldfinger in a game of golf. It was then used by Oddjob to kill Tilly Masterson later in the film. The hat was finally used by Bond to kill Oddjob by running a live power cable through it when Oddjob went to retrieve it after Bond threw it into some bars in Fort Knox.

After James Bond
After Goldfinger, the hat came into the posession of the James Bond Fan Club. In 1998, the hat was auctioned at Christie's in a sale of James Bond memorabilia. The hat sold for £62,000. In 2002, The hat was then loaned out for an exhibition at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of Dr. No.

Replicas of the hat are sought after by collectors and replicas have been used as centrepieces for some exhibitions.

In popular culture
Oddjob's hat was featured in the video game, 007: Nightfire as an exclusive weapon for Oddjob in the multiplayer game mode. A version of the hat was used in an episode of Weapon Masters by Mike Loades to demonstrate a chakram. In 2012, Oddjob's hat was voted as the second best Bond memory in a poll to commemorate the franchise's 50th anniversary.