Leonie Ashfield from Christie's auctioneers poses with a prop Walther PPK handgun from 'From Russia With Love' during promotion of a sale of weapons from James Bond films on Nov.
2, 2006 in London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Prop weapons greatly reduce the threat of bodily harm while performing, but they don’t eliminate the possibility entirely.According to Yale, a prop projectile can still carry deadly force if fired at close range.
Thursday’s incident involving Alec Baldwin on the set of the movie "Rust" is just the latest reminder of how dangerous these props can still be.RELATED: Alec Baldwin fires prop gun on ‘Rust’ movie set, killing woman, sheriff saysAuthorities confirmed Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed.