James Bond Megathread mk2 (56K I expect you to die!)

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I would like to discuss the guns of James Bond. The primary focus will be on the guns that appear in the films. Images are hosted on Imageshack, some ads on imageshack MAY NOT BE WORKSAFE so consider yourself warned. Also, world.guns.ru is linked many times for further reference, that website has many irritating pop up ads.

Screencaps were taken from the current ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVDs offered in the four box sets. Software used was VLC media player and Media Player Classic

Edit: For a very thorough and comprehensive look at the weapons of the original Ian Fleming novels, please read this stellar article. Handguns of James Bond (http://www.ajb007.co.uk/articles/handguns-of-james-bond//)

Dr. No (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055928/) 1962
When JFK mentioned that ‘From Russia with Love’ was one of his favourite books, Ian Fleming’s series of spy novels rose from famous to international phenomenon. Movie rights were secured for all his Bond stories with the exception of Casino Royale. Perhaps that is why the film makers chose to start the franchise with Dr. No

The first gun to appear in a Bond film is surprise, a 1911 (http://world.guns.ru/handguns/HG04-E.HTM) with a flimsy can on it. This gun makes another appearance later in the film.

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Bond’s boss ‘M’ takes away Bond’s favourite gun which is, surprise, a Beretta .25 cal
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Bond is issued a Walther PPK ( http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg13-e.htm) by Major Boothroyd, who is inspired by a real person who wrote Ian Fleming to point out that only a lady would carry around a .25. Since this took place in the first film and an entire scene revolves it, the PPK becomes a kind of signature gun for Bond, which is stupid. In the films, all MI-6 and CIA agents carry a PPK, making them specific to no one. The PP and PPK were widely issued to European police agencies even before WW2. It was not that uncommon, which makes it a decent choice for an undercover agent if they HAVE to be armed. The Walther PP/K is lucky, in the sense that people identify it with James Bond and not the Gestapo since it was actually issued to them. Just a small example of the odd amounts of sentiment we can place on an inanimate object.

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Despite being issued a PPK, through much of the film Bond is seen carrying the Walther PP, distinguished by its longer slide and barrel. I suspect this was a budget issue, or a simple mistake on the part of the film’s props handlers.

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This Walther PP is special, since it can morph into a 1911.

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Here’s some bad guys with what I think is a Bren gun ( http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg10-e.htm).

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On the UE special features disc for Dr. No, there is a short piece called ‘The Guns of Bond’. As a gun freak, it’s very interesting to see this on so many levels. One is how gun liberal the UK must have been in the 60’s. Another is seeing the discussion of things like stopping power and proper holster selection. You’d be surprised how little things have changed.

Here’s the real Mr Boothroyd, showing his little range set up he has in his house. It is either for airguns only or the guy is totally insane.
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Here’s an example of Sean Connery’s stellar trigger discipline and a better look at the Beretta (edit: reading the literary weapons article tells us that neither of Boothroyd's .25's are the Beretta 418 of Bond's choosing.)

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And now to demonstrate the differences in stopping power or to vent his nerd rage, Boothroyd fires one round from three guns into a can of tomato slop.

Beretta .25

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Walther PPK 7.65mm aka .32 cal

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Ruger .44 magnum

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As the vignette winds down, Boothroyd expresses displeasure in automatics and would like to see Bond use ‘a proper revolver’. As we’ll discuss in a later thread, his wish was granted in ‘Live and let Die’.

From Russia with Love (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057076/) (1963)

Fortunately for us Bond fans, Dr. No generated enough money and interest to warrant a sequel. This film starts a three film arc that I think is Connery’s peak. It also garnered more praise and attention than Dr. No and a huge ball starting rolling that would change cinema history forever.

The first chunk of the film shows more of SPECTER, the evil organization behind Dr No. (SPECTER stands for Special Executive Committee for Terrorism Extortion and Revenge). Plotting to steal a Soviet decoder machine and kill James Bond, SPECTER’s agents train to a high standard to battle with both the 00 Branch and SMERSH.

The cover art for FRWL shows Connery posing with a Walther LP 53 air pistol, which never appears in any film.
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Here’s Grant’s garrotte watch.
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If you like MP-40s ( http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg33-e.htm), you’re going to love the early Bond films. They’re everywhere.
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A glance at some of SPECTER’s guns and ludicrous training layout:
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Back at Universal Export, Bond gets some more gear. Here we meet ‘Q’, which is really short for QM, which is short for Quarter Master. In the military, the Quarter Master is the guy you ask for duct tape and he tells you he’s all out and go get lost. In the books, its simply referred to as ‘the Q’, but the films erroneously label the man Q and it sticks and escalates to Q Branch, which is really more a spy R & D. Anyway, Bond is given a briefcase which contains lots of hidden gear.

Ammo in a tube (in Bond’s hands) and a pop out throwing knife:
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Inside the case are hidden gold sovereigns and an AR-7 ( http://world.guns.ru/civil/civ007-e.htm) rifle. Q calls it a .25 cal folding sniper’s rifle. So he’s wrong three times in one sentence which is amazing. The rifle is .22lr not .25, take down and not folding and anybody who tries proper sniping with a .22lr needs a good slap. If he called it a take down covert rifle, or a survival rifle as it known by Henry Arms, its current manufacturer, I would be less enraged. Q points to the chamber of the barrel and tells Bond that’s the IR scope. I don’t even know what to tell you there.

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To stop the would-be curious from stealing the gold and crappy rifle (believe me, I know how crappy they are) a tear gas cartridge disguised as a can of talcum powder will go off if the case isn’t opened properly.

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This is Grant aiming some kind of pistol, I can’t tell from this screen cap, but I think it was a Mauser C96 ( http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg90-e.htm) Someone tell me if I’m wrong.

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The AR-7 in action. Bond attached a scope and suppressor that we didn’t see in the case he was issued. Since the scope is ‘infrared’ the sight picture has a red filter over it, which I guess is the film makers’ idea of night vision.

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What is up with Hollywood suppressors? In this shot, you can see the suppressor extends INTO the barrel, which tells me it’s probably a Blank Firing Apparatus (BFA) disguised as a can.
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.22lr should be banned because terrorists will shoot down helicopters with it.
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A rifle grenade, fired from what I believe to be a breed of Enfield ( http://world.guns.ru/rifle/rfl04-e.htm).

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Flare guns should also be banned based on potential misuse, look at this carnage!
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Bond Finally encounters Klebb, and we see some more unusual weapons. Klebb pulls a small gun on Bond, likely .25 cal, which I have trouble identifying.

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Klebb’s back up is a pop out poisoned blade in her shoe, which she tries to bury into Bond’s crotch.
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Goldfinger (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058150/) 1964

After From Russia with Love, audiences were pretty pumped for the next Bond adventure, and plans were laid to keep cranking them out at a steady pace. Goldfinger is considered by many to be the peak of the entire series and for many fans it’s their favourite, hands down. Despite its age, the movie is still quite watchable.

Goldfinger is the first movie to show Q’s lab, where Bond is issued a homing device. Q is usually mad at Bond who doesn’t listen to instructions and never returns his gear intact. This anger is ludicrous in comparison to the shenanigans occurring in the lab around him, usually under his auspices. A freak orgy of insane safety violations, people are testing deadly weaponry in a shared and open environment. Need to test a new ballistic vest? Just stand over there with your eyes closed. And do not notify anyone you’re about to dump a mag in full auto, hearing and eye protection is for pansies.

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In the background, starting from the left going down Luger, mauser broom handle, 1911, walther P38, 1911. Then a row of revolvers, I leave this one to you guys since they all look the same to me. Rifles, lee enfield, unknown, mauser 98? M1 Garand, 870 and another rifle I can’t see. On the ground behind the human sand bag is what appears to be an old water cooled maxim, I think.

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The AR7 rears its ugly head again, this time in the hands of Tilly Masterson, trying to avenge her murdered sister and failing horribly at it. Apparently she has .22 rounds made of compressed explodium.
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Here’s a crazy old bat with an MP40.

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How can I talk about Goldfinger without showing the crazy laser scene? In the novel it was just a band saw for cutting sheet metal.
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Pussy Galore with a revolver I can’t identify. Pussy Galore was the first Combat Sex Goddess to appear in the films instead of the usual bimbos.
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Odd Job making good use of a suppressed 1911.

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The titular villain using a gold plated revolver of some kind. (that would be more at home in Scaramanga’s hands but more on that later).

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ThunderBall (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059800/) 1965

One my personal favourites, Thunderball is the end of what I consider to be Connery’s three film arc of perfection. Film historians note it as the most anticipated film of the decade, with the mania from FRWL and Goldfinger in full swing. It opens with Bond beating a tranny to death and escaping via jet pack. Then it goes into an awesome opening theme song by Tom Jones. If you can’t enjoy this you should be checked for a severe case of dead. This film is quite close to the book, with some of the fight scenes kicked up a notch for a more dramatic cinema event.

Here’s some baddies with the omnipresent PPK, this one with a silencer.
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This was still when world leaders thought the Cold War would be won with giant jet bombers that were quite an impressive sight. This is a Vulcan nuclear bomber.
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After stepping on some toes, Bond takes road rage fire from this revolver. Colt detective? Okay I tried naming a revolver, be nice to me please.
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Rockets fired from a SPECTER agent’s motorcycle. In this case, Fiona Volpe, another combat goddess.
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I hope you like harpoon guns, because here’s the first of a million in this film.
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Crazy SCUBA knife.
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Real mean wear pink
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It’s that damn beretta .25 again!
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It’s an MP40, act surprised.
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Deploy the top secret SCUBA army!
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I don’t know what’s worse, getting shot, or impaled on one of these!
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Remington 1180 (http://world.guns.ru/shotgun/sh23-e.htm) for skeet.
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You Only Live Twice. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062512/) 1967

This movie is a taste of what is to come in later Bond adventures, in terms of over reaching silliness and more sci fi then spy movie. Live Twice is still a decent flick though, but some parts of the film lean pretty hard towards Austin Powers.

Sterling smg 9mms (http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg28-e.htm)
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A funeral at sea, with Lee Enfield rifles
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A remote controlled gun, a mauser broomhandle.
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This desk X-ray shows Bond’s Walther PPK, unloaded for some reason.
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Japanese thugs with a Thompson (http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg29-e.htm), for irony.
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A Japanese Katana. You Only Live Twice was actually cited as the first western film to depict the Ninja warriors of Japan. It is also the least retarded movie to do so.
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Various shuriken. Only effective when covered in poison, but who cares, they look neat.
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Inspired by actual crazy prototypes of the day, here are some gyrojet weapons, which fire small rockets as opposed to bullets. Which is a great weapon to have if you’re being attacked by bales of straw at ten yards.

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This goofy wig and eyeliner will make Connery blend in with the Japanese, and apparently so will some ugly snub gun.
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Blofeld’s ludicrous volcano fort is protected by automated .30 cal browning mgs.

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A Webley (http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg91-e.htm) revolver I believe.

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Can’t have a movie without an Mp 40 showing up somewhere.

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Enfield jungle carbine.
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (OHMSS) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064757/) 1969

Watch this movie as much as possible. Breathe it in deep; it’s the last breath of fresh air you’re getting for a long time. Newcomer George Lazenby is cast to replace Sean Connery as James Bond. He looked okay and his acting was good enough, for a male model. There were conflicts between him and the producers so he left after only one film. After the craziness of You Only Live Twice, it was decided to do a more toned down film, closer to the source material. Having read the original OHMSS by Ian Fleming, I can say they did a good job of bringing a great book to the screen. Let’s check out some guns now.

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How can Bond get any date rape accomplished with a classic Sig 210 pointed at him?


Throwing knife. Reminds me of the knives in GoldenEye for N64
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7.5x55 mm GP11 (Stgw.57) (http://world.guns.ru/assault/as45-e.htm)
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The Sterling is the new MP40 in that it now appears in every other frame.
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A flame thrower in the frozen mountains? I guess it stops the boys from whining about the cold.
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First appearance of an M16 (http://world.guns.ru/assault/as18-e.htm) in a Bond movie, this one seemingly rubber.
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Diamonds are Forever (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066995/) 1971

I really hate this movie. Mike Myers could play Bond the entire time and nobody would notice. This is a Roger Moore movie that happens to star Sean Connery after having garbage bags of money thrown at him.

MI-6 combat shooting stance: modified gay twirl thing
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If had to hide in a vat of pea soup, I’d use a revolver too. S&W model 10 (http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg76-e.htm)?
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SPECTER is running out of cool ex KGB operatives, send in Muttonchopper and cheeks galore here. With another six shooter and colt SP1? M16A1?
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Bond keeps a mousetrap style device in his jacket to prevent his left nipple from being fondled.
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Goons. Hired goons. With snubbies.
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Here is flinch master Connery firing a mini grappling gun into Blofelds head since his Walther was taken away.
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The OTHER Blofeld giving Bond a good tsk tsk with a small revolver I can’t make out.
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Did you know there’s a .38spl breaching round?
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Getting low on good assassins, Blofeld sends grandpa walleyed to kill someone. Good move. Winchester 70 something?
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There is no gun in this picture. This is Blofeld in bad drag. What a horrible movie.
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LASERS! That shoots beams at the moon or something. That’ll show em!
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Chinese missiles, real type or just made up set pieces? Somebody smarter than me might know.
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Madsen m/50 (http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg60-e.htm)
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Dressed up .30 cal doorgun. Even though this looks like an awesome Apocalypse Now battle its not and this movie still sucks.
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20mm Oleirkon
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Child Molesting Assassin #1 trying to choke out Bond with a chain.
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Child Molesting Assassin #2 had the idea to kill Bond with barbeque skewers. What a retard. A ‘flaming’ retard if you will.
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Thank God that’s over. Next up is the Roger Moore Dark Ages; this is going to get worse before it gets better.

[Flanker]

Live and Let Die (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070328/) (1973)


In 1973 Roger Moore made his Bond debut in Live and Let Die. To be honest, for what the films producers were looking for at the time, Moore was a perfect choice. Already popular as ‘The Saint’, Roger Moore had a strong fan following and would ensure the continuation of the franchise despite Sean Connery’s departure. The film itself garnered some controversy in its day, not for cartoonish violence, or the ongoing trend of dumbing down the novels, but GASP, a white man kisses a black woman in this film! HEAD FOR THE HILLS!

Still being in the early 70’s, revolvers continue to dominate the movie outside of the main character’s PPK of course.

Here’s a jackknife.
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This is some tiny gun from the opening music number. Most of these crazy ass title credit sequences were arranged by Maurice Binder. As of Live and Let Die, they would normally include some guns, so we’ll be seeing these in most of the movie reviews from here on in.
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Plan to kill Bond 1: Shoot the driver of the car he is in, with a complex dart gun that’s built into a car’s mirror. Nothing can go wrong with this.
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If I had a seven foot tall scary dude as my henchman, I’d name him something dainty like Tee-Hee. And give crazy robot claw hands that can crush Walther PPK’s as if they were made of foil.
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Plan to kill Bond 2: Take him into an alley and blow his brains out with a .357 (Colt?). But make sure you walk around for awhile and let Bond jump you.
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Tuvak was there in time with another Walther.
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Plan to kill Bond 3: Put a snake in his washroom and assume Bond will somehow die. Body spray and a cigar will take care of that!
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I believe Bond describes this gun as a standard CIA issue Smith and Wesson in .38 Special.
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This is Rosie Carver, aka, that black chick Bond nails. She is a stupid whore poorly masquerading as a combat goddess. Remember kids, put you finger on the trigger at all times, especially when cocking a gun.
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As if this voodoo scarecrow thing wasn’t weird enough, it watches you frolic in the bushes and then shoots you.
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Sentry with a long barrelled Mac-10, Ingram M-11? (http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg22-e.htm)
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Plan to Kill Bond 4: Throw him out of an airplane. Surely telling him this plan and then trying to coax him into the plane is fool-proof. Revolver mania with some shotguns that go by too quick to get a decent screen grab.
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Oh look, it’s that loveable scamp Sheriff JW Pepper! No British spy movie is complete without an inbred southern fat-ass who is borderline retarded. I think he has a S&W model 10, diabetes and some kind of learning disorder.
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Boat chase: revolver and shotgun. The shotgun looks like an Ithaca 37, randomly guessing by the way the barrel lug slopes onto the magazine cap, someone please inform me if I’m wrong.
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Bond with a .44 magnum revolver and leather shoulder holster. According to
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_James_Bond_firearms) it’s a S&W model 29. (http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg77-e.htm)
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A sub gun’s exposed barrel is probably a really dumb place to put your hand there chief.
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Super retarded shark gun Kananga took from Bond. It fires CO2 cartridges into sharks thus popping them.
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Here’s Bond’s watch, which is also a super magnet and one of the CO2 carts stuck to it.
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Plan to kill Bond 5: Tie him and Solitaire (stupid whore) onto a rig and lower into shark infested water. Bond’s watch is a buzz saw, which the villains didn’t know, which is realistic because the audience wasn’t informed either.
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