FREE JAMES BOND: CHOICE OF WEAPONS: THREE 007 NOVELS PDF Raymond Benson | 847 pages | 17 Aug 2010 | PEGASUS BOOKS | 9781605980997 | English | United States Verify your identity The following is a list of firearms used by James Bond in the novel and film adventures. When Ian Fleming wrote the first of the James Bond novels, Casino Royalehe 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 in a flat chamois leather holster he probably didn't think too much about it. He had James Bond: Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels such a gun during the Second World War when he was in Naval Intelligence and felt it was an appropriate sidearm for a secret agent on an undercover mission. Boothroyd was a retired Army Major 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 was "a lady's gun" with no real stopping power. He also objected to the choice of holster. It had no external hammer, so it would not catch on Bond's clothes. 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 Major 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 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. Boothroyd recommended the Walther PPK 7. He suggested, however, that 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. Fleming had Bond's Beretta caught in his holster at the end of From Russia with Lovean event that almost costs the secret agent his life. In the next novel, Dr. Noa 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. The Walther PPK of the police officer protecting her jammed and was subsequently withdrawn from service. 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 James Bond: Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels on an older FN M in 9mm Browning Long 9x20mmSR. James Bond: Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels 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 9mm for the James Bond: Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels of the series. As he intended to downplay the gadgets in James Bond: Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels books, Gardner compensated by bringing to the series a colorful arsenal of weapons from around the world. The scene from the novel Dr. No is replayed more-or-less verbatim in the film, insuring the Walther PPK a place in cultural history. Bond shows a great deal more fidelity to his sidearm 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. 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 submachineguns during the battle sequences. This wiki. This wiki All wikis. Sign In Don't have an account? Start a Wiki. Do you like this video? Categories :. Universal Conquest Wiki. BerettaBond's main gun. Colt Police Positive. Bond keeps one under his pillow while he sleeps. Live and Let Die. 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. Diamonds Are Forever. From Russia with Love. Red Grant 's. Walther PPKBond's main gun. Beretta James Bond is forced to hand this gun over to M. Bond decides to take this to Crab Key island rather than the PPK as there will be no time for close encounters. Bond finds this gun on Crab Key and uses it to kill three of Doctor No James Bond: Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels men. For Your Eyes Only. Long-barreled Colt. Bond's main gun as he hunts for a Russian spy. Savage 99F. Bond is given the gun by an American policeman. Walther PPKBond's main gun, but he doesn't use it in this mission. The Spy Who Loved Me. 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. Bond mentions in an anecdote that he used a submachinegun on his last mission in Canadaand 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. You Only Live Twice. The Man with the Golden Gun. Cyanide gun. Scaramanga's gold-plated James Bond: Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels Colt. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. FN M 9mm. Bond chooses this to James Bond: Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels his Walther PPK, which is now banned by the service. Bond keeps one of these illegally in his Saab Turbo, and uses it during a car chase, firing it through his car's gunports. Antique dueling pistol. Colt Python. Bond uses this briefly in an airborne shootout with Murik's men. MBA Gyrojet. For Special Services. Nobody Lives For Ever. Licence to Kill. The Man from Barbarossa. Tomorrow Never Dies. The World Is Not Enough. Never Dream of Dying. The Man with the Red Tattoo. Die Another Day. Beretta Model or Beretta Model Bondreluctantly, has to hand this gun over to M. Although identified as a PPK in the film and presumably intended as such, Sean Connery actually uses a slightly larger, but visually similar, Walther PP in the film. FN Model with silencer. AR-7 sniper rifle, kept in his attache case. Speargun used to kill Vargas and during the underwater battle. List of firearms - James Bond Wiki Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Read more Read less. Customers who bought this item also bought. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. Raymond Benson. Anthony Horowitz. Only 1 left in stock. Only 1 left in stock more on the way. No Deals, Mr. Bond James Bond. Only 2 left in stock more on the way. Customers who viewed this item also viewed. Review Benson captures the spirit and pluck of Fleming's in his high-flying spy thrillers. It is clear that Benson is the best of the successors to Bond creator Fleming. Raymond Benson imbues his Bond with enough James Bond: Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels, sexual prowess, and action-hero skills to please the purist and enthrall the novice. Between andRaymond Benson assumed the mantel of writing the novels. He wrote six Bond novels during that time and three film novelizations. To get the free app, enter mobile phone number. See all free Kindle reading apps. Tell the Publisher! I'd like to read this book on Kindle Don't have a Kindle? Customer reviews. How are ratings calculated? Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. Review this product Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a product review. Top reviews Most recent Top reviews. Top review from India. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Verified Purchase. Enjoyed the book totally and the Delivery of the product was awesome. One person found this helpful. See all reviews. Top reviews from other countries. Plus Two Pointless Sort Stories. There is a companion volume containing the author's other original Bonds plus one short story. On the whole I liked Benson's additions to the Bond saga, though his tendency to go along with the original 'women as sex objects' strand seems astonishingly unpleasant. Nowhere is it more distasteful than in the second short story, in which attends a party given by the founder of 'Playboy' magazine.