Reports were that Wah Chang made two that were slightly different from each other.
While doing a bit of research for something else, I came upon this:
If you read down through that, you will come to a part talking about someone rescuing a complete Gorn costume from the trash bins at Paramount.
Then I read this old thread:
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If the costume in the 1971 movie is the same one that eventually got destroyed by cats, except for the head, then what became of the one that was rescued from the trash?
And....why would Paramount save only one costume and not both?
While doing a bit of research for something else, I came upon this:
If you read down through that, you will come to a part talking about someone rescuing a complete Gorn costume from the trash bins at Paramount.
Then I read this old thread:
I Just Discovered The Original Gorn In A 1971 Christopher George Movie
I think I have just discovered something that probably nobody knows about. I was cruising youtube looking at old movies around 1970-71 and came across a 8 minute clip from a 1971 pilot movie for a new TV series that was never sold called 'Escape' starring Christopher George of 'The Rat Patrol'...

If the costume in the 1971 movie is the same one that eventually got destroyed by cats, except for the head, then what became of the one that was rescued from the trash?
And....why would Paramount save only one costume and not both?