List of James Bond firearms

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The following is a list of firearms used by James Bond in the novel and film adventures.

1 Novels
2 Films
- 2.1 Official films
- 2.2 Unofficial films

[edit] Novels

[edit] Ian Fleming

When Ian Fleming wrote the first of the James Bond novels, Casino Royale, he had no idea the direction in which the stories would go, let alone how many he would eventually write. So when he introduced Bond as using a Beretta 418 in a flat chamois leather holster he probably didn't think too much about it. He had used such a gun during the Second World War when he was in Naval Intelligence and felt it was an appropriate side arm for a secret agent on an undercover mission.

Shortly before the publication of From Russia with Love in 1956, Fleming received a fan letter from a Geoffrey Boothroyd. Boothroyd was an author and gun collector. Boothroyd told Fleming that he really admired the Bond novels apart from the hero's choice of weapon. He felt that the Beretta 418 was "a lady's gun" with no real stopping power. He also objected to the choice of holster. Boothroyd proposed that Bond should use a revolver like the Smith & Wesson Centennial Airweight. It had no external hammer, so it would not catch on Bond's clothes. The Smith & Wesson could be kept in a Berns-Martin triple draw holster held in place with a spring clip which would increase Bond's draw time. Boothroyd also had bad words about the silencer Bond occasionally used, saying that they were rarely silent and reduced the power of a gun.

Fleming replied, thanked the Boothroyd for his letter, and made a few points. He felt that Bond ought to have an automatic pistol; perhaps Boothroyd could recommend one? He agreed that the Beretta 418 lacked power, but pointed out that Bond had used more powerful weapons when the need required, such as the Colt Army Special he uses in Moonraker. Fleming also said that he had seen a silenced Sten gun during the war and the weapon had hardly made a whisper.

Walther PPK 7.65 mm

Boothroyd recommended the Walther PPK 7.65 mm as being the best choice for an automatic of that size, with its ammunition available everywhere. He suggested, however, that 007 ought to have a revolver for long-range work. Fleming asked Boothroyd if he could lend his illustrator Richard Chopping one of his guns to be painted for the cover of From Russia with Love. Boothroyd lent Chopping a .357 Magnum revolver that had the trigger guard removed for faster firing.

Fleming had Bond's Beretta caught in his holster at the end of From Russia with Love, an event that almost costs the secret agent his life. In the next novel, Dr. No, a certain Major Boothroyd recommends that Bond switch guns. Bond is issued a Walther PPK but is told to carry it in a Berns-Martin triple draw holster, which is designed only to carry revolvers. This is an odd mistake given that Fleming had bought such a holster and had it sent to Jamaica. (It has been argued that Q-branch could have modified an excellent holster to accommodate automatics.)

Novel	Year	Guns
Casino Royale	1953	Beretta 418, Bond's main gun. Colt Police Positive. Bond keeps one under his pillow while he sleeps. .45 Colt Army Special. Bond has one on the seat of his car as he chases Le Chiffre.
Live and Let Die	1954	Beretta 418, Bond's main gun. Colt Detective Special. Bond takes this off Tee-Hee's corpse and uses it to kill two more of Mr. Big's men in the car park. Champion speargun. Bond uses this to fend off a barracuda during his swim to Mr. Big's island.
Moonraker	1955	.38 Colt Detective Special, Bond's gun he uses when training at the Services Shooting Gallery. Beretta 418, Bond's main gun. Long-barreled .45 Colt Army Special which Bond keeps under his Bentley's dashboard.
Diamonds Are Forever	1956	Beretta 418, Bond's main gun.
From Russia with Love	1957	Beretta 418, Bond's main gun. Red Grant's .25 electric gun hidden inside a hollowed-out copy of War and Peace.
Dr. No	1958	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Beretta 418. James Bond is forced to hand this gun over to M. Smith & Wesson Centennial Airweight for "long-range work". Bond decides to take this to Crab Key island rather than the PPK as there will be no time for close encounters. Smith & Wesson .38. Bond finds this gun on Crab Key and uses it to kill three of Doctor No's men.
Goldfinger	1959	Bond carries the Walther PPK in a hollowed-out copy of "The Bible to be Read as Literature".
For Your Eyes Only	1960
"From a View to a Kill"		Long-barreled Colt .45. Bond's main gun as he hunts for a Russian spy.
"For Your Eyes Only"		Savage 99F. Bond is given the gun by an American policeman.
"Quantum of Solace"		No gun is mentioned or used.
"Risico"		Walther PPK, Bond's main gun.
"The Hildebrand Rarity"		No gun is mentioned or used.
Thunderball	1961	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun, but he doesn't use it in this mission.
The Spy Who Loved Me	1962	As this book is told from the point-of-view of the "Bond-girl", the identity of Bond's gun is not mentioned. But it is presumably his Walther PPK. Submachine gun. Bond mentions in an anecdote that he used a submachine gun on his last mission in Canada, and that he fired from the hip which is "the correct way to fire" an automatic weapon. Bond keeps a gun under his pillow as he sleeps, but this gun is never identified.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service	1963	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun.
You Only Live Twice	1964	Walther PPK, but Bond isn't allowed to take it with him when he faces Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
The Man with the Golden Gun	1965	Cyanide gun. Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Scaramanga's gold-plated single-action Colt .45 which Bond uses once to shoot a pineapple off a showgirl's head.
Octopussy and The Living Daylights	1966
"Octopussy"		No gun is mentioned or used.
"The Property of a Lady"		No gun is mentioned or used.
"The Living Daylights"		Walther 2000 .308 or 300 WIN MAG target rifle, Highly desirable semi automatic sniper rifle designed by Walther - it has no recoil. Very accurate.
"007 in New York"		No gun is mentioned or used.

[edit] Kingsley Amis

Novel	Year	Guns
Colonel Sun	1968	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun.

[edit] John Gardner

On March 20, 1974 an attempt was made to kidnap HRH Princess Anne. The Walther PPK of the police officer protecting her jammed and was subsequently withdrawn from service. When John Gardner was asked to write a new series of James Bond continuation novels, one of the first things he decided was to update Bond's trusty Walther PPK. Gardner devoted two pages in his first James Bond novel Licence Renewed to the debate over whether to use a revolver or an automatic, and what make and model, before finally settling on an older FN M1903 in 9 mm Browning Long (9x20mmSR). Even Bond himself admits that it is an old gun. The original hardback cover illustration by Richard Chopping shows the FN pistol.

After criticism from fans for choosing an old gun, Gardner replaced the gun three more times, eventually sticking to the ASP 9 mm for the rest of the series. As he intended to downplay the gadgets in his books, Gardner compensated by bringing to the series a colorful arsenal of weapons from around the world.

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Heckler & Koch P7 9 mm

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ASP 9 mm

Novel	Year	Guns
Licence Renewed	1981	FN M1903 9 mm. Bond chooses this to replace his Walther PPK, which is now banned by the service. Ruger .44 Super Redhawk. Bond keeps one of these (illegally) in his Saab 900 Turbo, and uses it during a car chase, firing it through his car's gunports. Antique dueling pistol. Colt Python .357 Magnum. Bond uses this briefly in an airborne shootout with Murik's men. MBA Gyrojet.
For Special Services	1982	Heckler & Koch VP70 9 mm. After criticism from fans over the choice of an old gun, Gardner replaced Bond's FN M1903 with a more modern DAO 9 mm polymer pistol.
Icebreaker	1983	Heckler & Koch P7 9 mm becomes Bond's main gun in this adventure.
Role of Honour	1984	ASP 9 mm. Gardner finally settled on the ASP as Bond's main gun.
Nobody Lives For Ever	1986	ASP 9 mm, Bond's main gun.
No Deals, Mr. Bond	1987	ASP 9 mm, Bond's main gun.
Scorpius	1988	ASP 9 mm, Bond's main gun. Browning Compact 9 mm
Win, Lose or Die	1989	Browning 9 mm, Bond's main gun.
Licence to Kill	1989	Walther P38K, Bond's main gun.
Brokenclaw	1990	ASP 9 mm, Bond's main gun.
The Man from Barbarossa	1991	ASP 9 mm, Bond's main gun.
Death is Forever	1992	ASP 9 mm, Bond's main gun.
Never Send Flowers	1993	ASP 9 mm, Bond's main gun.
SeaFire	1994	ASP 9 mm, Bond's main gun.
GoldenEye	1995
COLD	1996	ASP 9 mm, Bond's main gun.

[edit] Raymond Benson

When James Bond expert Raymond Benson was asked to take over writing the series, he briefly gave Bond back his Walther PPK. Benson also brought the series in line with the films and concurrently replaced Bond's PPK with the Walther P99 in the film novelisation Tomorrow Never Dies.

Novel	Year	Guns
Blast from the Past (short story)	1997	Walther PPK
Zero Minus Ten	1997	Walther PPK
Tomorrow Never Dies	1997	Walther PPK Walther P99
The Facts of Death	1998	Walther P99
"Midsummer Night's Doom" (short story)	1999	Walther P99
"Live at Five" (short story)	1999	Walther P99
The World Is Not Enough	1999	Walther P99
High Time to Kill	1999	Walther P99
Doubleshot	2000	Walther P99
Never Dream of Dying	2001	Walther P99
The Man with the Red Tattoo	2002	Walther P99
Die Another Day	2002	Walther P99

[edit] Young Bond

Novel	Year	Guns
SilverFin	2005	No weapon used
Blood Fever	2006

[edit] Films

[edit] Official films

The scene from the novel Dr. No is replayed more-or-less verbatim in the 1962 film, insuring the Walther PPK a place in cultural history. Bond shows a great deal more fidelity to his side arm in the films than in the novels, even going so far as to take on an international arms dealer and hi-tech arms enthusiastic like Brad Whitaker armed only with an eight-shot, 7.65 mm semi-automatic.

As there is more gunplay in the recent film, Bond has changed to a more modern handgun, though it is still a Walther. There is also a greater use of assault rifles and submachine guns during the battle sequences.

Walther P99 9 mm

Title	Year
Dr. No	1962	Beretta Model 1934 or Beretta Model 1935. Bond, reluctantly, has to hand this gun over to M. Walther PPK Bond is forced to use the Walther PPK as his main gun. FN Model 1910 with silencer.
From Russia with Love	1963	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. AR-7 sniper rifle, kept in his attache case.
Goldfinger	1964	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. 2 Walther P-38s taken from guards, 1 in Swizerland, 1 in Kentucky
Thunderball	1965	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Speargun used to kill Vargas and during the underwater battle. Compressed-air powered, it might be a Technisub Jaguar, or one of the Nemrod Commando range
You Only Live Twice	1967	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Cigarette rocket, used to kill one of Blofeld's guards. MBAssociates Gyrojet Rifle, used by Tiger Tanaka and his ninja commandos on the raid on Blofeld's base. Webley MkVI dropped by Blofeld, Bond uses in assault on control room
On Her Majesty's Secret Service	1969	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun, used during the assault on Piz Gloria.
Diamonds Are Forever	1971	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun.
Live and Let Die	1973	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum revolver, used during the rescue of Solitaire.
The Man with the Golden Gun	1974	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. "Triggerless" rifle, made by the Portuguese gunsmith Lazar for an assassin with only three fingers. Francisco Scaramanga's Golden Gun, a custom made, gold-plated single-shot handgun chambered in 4.2 mm caliber. The gun can be disassembled to avoid detection into a gold cigarette lighter, a gold cigarette case, a gold cuff link, and a gold pen.
The Spy Who Loved Me	1977	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun, used during the battle onboard the Liparus supertanker
Moonraker	1979	Wrist-Dart gun, used by Bond on two occasions. Holland & Holland Royal Double Rifle. Moonraker Laser - A laser gun that can be shot in space, used by the astronauts.
For Your Eyes Only	1981	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun.
Octopussy	1983	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Walther P5, Bond briefly replaces his PPK with this larger 9 mm gun. The switchover appears to take place after the taxi chase ("I appear to have misplaced my PPK." he tells Q). CZ 58 automatic rifle. Bond takes this gun off one of Kamal Khan's men and fires it while sliding down a bannister.
A View to a Kill	1985	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Shotgun loaded with (non-lethal) rock salt which he uses to send off some of Max Zorin's hired goons.
The Living Daylights	1987	Walther WA2000 sniper rifle. Bond uses this to shoot the rifle out of Kara Milovy's hands. Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Kalashnikov AKM automatic rifle. Bond takes this gun off a Russian soldier and uses it during the airfield battle.
Licence to Kill	1989	Taurus 9 mm pistol (a Brazilian copy of the Beretta Model 92FS 9 mm pistol, as per the film's armorer in “The Making of Licence to Kill” by Sally Hibin), given to Bond by Felix Leiter during the opening sequence when Bond does not have a gun on him. M-16 seen briefly being used by DEA soldiers chasing Sanchez in the pre-title sequence. Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. "Signature gun", .220 (sic) sniper's rifle that is disguised aspieces of a cine camera, and only responds to his palm print. Bond uses this gun in an attempt to kill Franz Sanchez, but is thwarted by a ninja. When a ninja tries to use the gun himself, it won't fire.
GoldenEye	1995	Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Kalashnikov AKSU-74. Bond uses this gun on two separate occasions. Kalashnikov AK-74. Bond takes this from a Russian soldier in Cuba.
Tomorrow Never Dies	1997	Beretta AR-70/90 rifle. Bond uses this during the opening sequence. Walther PPK, Bond's main gun. Calico 9 mm pistol. Bond uses this gun to escape from Elliot Carver's Media Headquarters in Saigon. Walther P99 9 mm. Wai Lin gives Bond this gun before he joins her in searching for the stealth boat. Heckler & Koch MP5K. Bond uses this submachine gun during the final battle.
The World Is Not Enough	1999	Walther P99, Bond's main gun. FN P90. Bond briefly uses this submachine gun during the shootout in the nuclear test facility. Colt M-1911A1 pistol, used by Bond on two occasions.
Die Another Day	2002	Walther P99, Bond's main gun. OICW, used briefly by Colonel Moon in the DMZ sequence. Steyr TMP. Bond uses this submachine gun during the hovercraft chase. Smith & Wesson .38cal revolver, Bond borrowed the revolver from a fellow agent while in Cuba. Accuracy International AW sniper rifle, used by Bond when he and Jinx infiltrated North Korea. Browning Hi-Power, as currently manufactured by FM of Argentina, in the sailboat scenes.
Casino Royale	2006	Based on promotional stills and behind the scenes video Walther P99, Bond's main gun. Browning Hi-Power Walther PPK Heckler & Koch MP5 Heckler & Koch UMP

[edit] Unofficial films

Title	Year
Never Say Never Again	1983	CZ Model 25. Bond uses this submachine gun in the opening sequence. Walther P5, Bond's main gun. Coincidently, Roger Moore used the same make of gun in Octopussy, also released in 1983. Connery's gun can be seen in Planet Hollywood in London, where it is inaccurately labelled as a Walther PPK.