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This page serves to chronicle all of the guns used by Bond, his allies, and his enemies in the films. This page covers guns of the mundane variety (e.g. the PPK) through those not-so-mundane, over the top guns that could ONLY appear in a Bond film (e.g. the "Ghetto Blaster"). If you know of a Bond gun that doesn't appear on this page, sign up, click the EasyEdit button, and add it to the list.
| Berretta .25 ACP: |
This is the gun that was actually taken from Bond in the first film, Dr. No. Bond resisted this switch, but the armorer insisted that his .25 caliber Berretta was more appropriate for "a woman's handbag" than for a Double-O agent. When he's leaving M's office after having been issued the Walther PPK, Bond attempts to steal back his Berretta, but M catches him, and we never see the Berretta again. His gun was consficated due to the fact that in the Ian Fleming novels From Russia With Love came before Dr. No, and when 007 went to eliminate Rosa Klebb his Berretta's siliencer got caught on his suit and leaving him without a gun and getting hit in the ankle with the poisionous shoe that Rosa had on.
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The first appearance of a gun with Bond occured in "Casino Royale" copywrite 1953:
"After pocketing the thin sheaf of time-mille notes, he opened a drawer and took out a light chamois leather holster and slipped it over his left shoulder so that it hung about three inches below his armpit. He then took from under his shirt in another drawer a very flat .25 Beretta atomatic with a skeleton grip, exctracted the clip and the single round in the barrel and whipped the action to and fro several times, finally pulling the trigger on the empty champer. He charged the weapon again, loaded it, put up the safety catch, and dropped it into the shallow pouch of the shoulder holster."
| Walther PPK: |
This gun was issued by the armorer in Dr. No, and became the signature gun for 007 throughout the rest of the movies up to "Tomorrow Never Dies".
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| PPK With finger rest on the magazine | PPK With plastic "wood-like" grips | PP Prop from Dr. No |
Walther introduced the PP (polezei pistol) in 1929 intended for law enforcement applications. In 1931 a smaller version was introduced for undercover and detective use, the PPK (polezei pistol Kriminal). The PPK has been offered in four calibers: 22LR, 7.65mm (Bond's caliber, also known as .32ACP in the US), 9mm kurz (also known as .380 ACP in the US) and 6.35mm (.25ACP). Magazine capacity of the 7.65mm is seven rounds.
A recent Christies auction illustrated a prop error in Dr.No: " A Walther PP handgun, serial number 19174A used by Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr.No. This gun, used by Bond throughout the film, is first seen in the early memorable scene when Bond is summoned from the casino by M for his mission briefing [the gun's original brown grips replaced at a later date]." The early scene in which M [Bernard Lee] orders the reluctant Bond to part with his Berretta, defines the relationship between the agent and his superior, M tells Bond...'If you carry a double-O number, it means you're licensed to kill, not get killed...You'll carry the Walther.' The gun is then presented to him by Major Boothroyd [Peter Burton] who tells Bond about the gun's credentials '...the Walther PPK 7.65mm with a delivery like a brick through a plate glass window. The American CIA swear by them.' This part of the script reveals an error made during production as the gun supplied on-screen was, in fact, the Walther PP and not the PPK."
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| Dr. No | From Russia with Love |
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Misc Comments:
- Note that Daniel Craig had publicity shots with the PPK, but never actually used the pistol in the movie. He used the P99 (see below)
- Walther PP used in Dr. No
- Bond's caliber is 7.62 (aka .32 ACP) NOT the .380 commonly offered in the US. Much fan confusion has resulted in this caliber difference. .32ACP is a common caliber in Europe.
| Walther P99 |
The Walther P99 holds up to 16 bullets (9mm) while the PPK only holds seven, but the P99 is bigger than the slim PPK so 007 had to tailor his suits to fit the P99. This is a full size police/military side arm.
First used in "Tomorrow Never Dies". Bond obtains the new Walther thanks to the armory of Wai Lin.
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| P99 (stainless slide) | P99 | P99 |
| Walther WA 2000 Sniper Rifle: (featured in The Living Daylights) |
The Walther WA 2000 is a limited edition sniper rifle. The rifle is based on the bullpup design, which means that the cartridge is located behind the handle and trigger. Only 176 rifles were produced from the late 70s through 1988 when the style was discontinued becasue the prices were too high ($9000-$12,000). In 2006, the model sells for $80,000.
Bond uses the WA 2000 to cover Koskov's escape from the symphony-hall facilitating his apparent defection to the West. Bond also uses the rifle to shoot Millovy's rifle as she attempts to assassinate Koskov. The rifle is capable of firing steel or hollow tipped bullets. This gun can only hold one bullet at a time, very time consuming for a agent.
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| Golden Gun: (featured inThe Man With The Golden Gun) |
This special gun is made of solid gold and can be disassembled into a pen, a lighter, and cigarette case. This 4.2 mm gun is used by Scaramanga with deadly accuracy. It's power is tempered by the fact that it can only hold one round at a time. Each bullet is made of 23 carat gold. In the novel the Golden Gun was actually a gold plated Smith&Wesson .45 that could up to 6 bullets gold bullets.
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| Grappling Hook Gun: (featured in Diamonds are Forever) |
Bond uses this device to move from the top of an external elevator to the penthouse of The Whyte House Casino and Hotel. This gun was actually fitted with a piton-hook that supported Sean Connery's weight because the stunt was actually performed by Connery (at Pinewood Studios, of course). Amazing!
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| Wrist-Mounted Dart Gun: (featured in Moonraker) |
Q has designed this standard issue dart gun to use both cyanide and explosive tipped darts. Bond uses the dart gun to escape from the Centrifuge Trainer and to kill Drax. This gun was actually a prototype that the CIA/FBI were working on.
This weapon was generally not a very good idea, for the simple reason that if Bond got a bit jumpy (slim chance) or decided to flex his wrists he might accidentally fire the weapon, creating dire consequences for anybody within firing range.
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| Siesta Gun: (featured in Moonraker) |
This machine gun was designed by Q to resemble a man taking a nap until it is deployed. This gun never sees any action in Moonraker except during a testing session at the San Pedro MI6 branch.
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| Laser Gun: (featured in Moonraker) |
| This laser gun is the weapon used by Hugo Drax's henchman when the US marines storm Drax's space station. | |
| Exploding Gun: (featured in The World is not Enough) |
This gun is designed to explode when a detonator is pressed on the side of Bond's glasses (Ray-Bans).
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| Bagpipe Gun: (featured in The World is not Enough) |
| The bagpipe gun looks like an ordinary set of bagpipes (that actually play, as well), but they conceal a machine gun and flame thrower. Bond never uses the bagpipe gun but sees it being tested in Q's lab. | |
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| Camera Rocket Gun: (featured in The Man with the Golden Gun) |
This camera gun was never used by Bond, but he watched the testing during a briefing session in Q's research lab.
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| "Ghetto Blaster" stereo rocket launcher: (featured in The Living Daylights) |
The "Ghetto Blaster" was never used by Bond, but was in development in Q's lab "for the Americans." The "Ghetto Blaster" is a rocket launcher cleverly concealed within an 80's model portable stereo system, also known at the time as a "Boom Box".
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| FN Model 1910: |
Used by Bond in Dr. No to eliminate Prof. Dent. Bond equipped his with silencer.
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| PCz911 | New Bond Gun? Pure speculation | 3 | Jun 16 2008, 12:38 AM EDT by mkfreeberg | |
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Thread started: Dec 31 2007, 7:30 PM EST
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Walther just updated the PPK for the new era. The Walther PPS (Police Pistol SLIM) See link below.
Much smaller, easier to conceal than the BIG P99 he's used lately. What do you think? http://www.waltheramerica.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=13152&storeId=10002&productId=60492&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=44304&isFirearm=Y |
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| Anonymous | The berreta | 5 | May 21 2008, 11:10 PM EDT by LLWIII | |
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Thread started: Jul 20 2007, 2:07 PM EDT
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It was .25 super speed thank you very much and why is ther no justice to the ppk?
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| Anonymous | Guns..... | 10 | Apr 14 2008, 12:14 PM EDT by Anonymous | |
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Thread started: Aug 7 2007, 3:44 PM EDT
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OK, fellas....the Berretta was taken away by and the PPK issued by the
ARMORER,ala Major Boothroyd ... NOT the Quartermaster,aka "Q". If you listen to M ,he calls over the intercom "Armorer!" and in walks Maj. Boothroyd. I know I'm a stickler but check the dvd ! Stop calling him Q . |
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| venables | guns | 0 | Feb 22 2008, 6:00 AM EST by venables | |
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Thread started: Feb 22 2008, 6:00 AM EST
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does anyone know what gun is used on the poster of from russia with love,im sure its a weapon that bond does not use
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