The Maltese Falcon
"In 1539, the Knights Templar of Malta, paid tribute to Charles V of Spain, by sending him a Golden Falcon encrusted from beak to claw with rarest jewels- - - - - but pirates seized the galley carrying this priceless token and the fate of the Maltese Falcon remains a mystery to this day."

The Maltese Falcon from the 1941 film is considered by some to be the most famous movie prop ever. The original was cast in lead and weighs forty three piunds. Plaster versions can be found in Hollywood memorabilia shops and on E-Bay. Strangely enough these copies have been fashioned not after the bird used in the film starring Humphrey Bogart, but from a movie made in 1977 called The Black Bird starring George Segal.

It seems that the history of this falcon is almost as mysterious and sorted as the movie itself.
A rare reproduction of the famed bird known as "The MK Falcon".

It is made of a dense polyurethane and sculpted to match the original. MK was able to see the screen used movie prop in person for reference. This was made available for a limited run to members of The Fedora Lounge in 2003. Only a dozen or so were made. Below is a color photo.
One of the MK falcons had lead shot mixed into the casting and then was gold plated making it weight 22 pounds in total. This was done to give it the appearence of the true falcon in all it's glory without the black enamel paint. It was supposed to be "encrusted from beak to claw with rarest jewels". Perhaps they are just below the surface.

It is impressive to hold. Most people are very surprised at how heavy the bird is and are shocked to learn that the dingus used in the film weighs twenty pounds more.

This special weighted gold plated falcon is owned by MK.