James Bond has survived most every film because of the spectacular gadgets
he is given by Q. Q himself is deservant of applause for saving 007's life
many a time. Here is the display of Q's ingenuitites.
James Bond has survived most every film because of the spectacular gadgets
he is given by Q. Q himself is deservant of applause for saving 007's life
many a time. Here is the display of Q's ingenuitites.
Q has been played for the last 16 Bond films by Desmond Llewelyn. He is currently
82 years old and is an encyclopedia in the gadgetry and weaponry of the Bond
movies. His gadgets have included exploding watches, trick guns, lethal
umbrellas, and acid-carrying pens.|
Bond's Briefcase: Appeared in From Russia With Love -Flat bladed throwing knife -50 gold sovereigns -20 rounds of ammo -AR7 folding sniper rifle -Canister of tear gas |
Rolex watch: Appeared in Live and Let Die -Equipped with powerful electro-magnet to deflect bullets -Rotating face that can slice through objects |
Seiko watch: Appeared in Moonraker and Octopussy -Packed with plastic explosive -Homing device |
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Wrist-Dart-Gun: Appeared in Octopussy -Triggered by nerve impulse -Comes with 5 armor piercing darts, and 5 cyanide darts |
Keyring: Appeared in The Living Daylights -Whistle first bar of 'Rule Britannia' causes ejected stun gas -Packed with explosives triggered by wolf whistle -Held skeleton keys that could open 90% of world's locks |
Toothpaste: Appeared in Licence to Kill -Remotely exploded with pack of cigarettes as detonators |
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Bond's Signature Gun: Appeared in Licence to Kill -Disguised camera -Optical handgrip which reads palm and works only for that specific palm |
Omega Watch: Appeared in Goldeneye -Laser hidden in dial -Remote detonator for explosives |
Bond's belt: Appeared in Goldeneye -Concealed rappelling cord |
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Piton Gun: Appeared in Goldeneye -Grapples -Metal-cutting laser |
Bond's Pen: Appeared in Goldeneye -Four second fuse armed with 3 clicks and disarmed with 3 clicks |
Little Nellie: Appeared in You Only Live Twice -Manouverable one-man helicopter assembled from four leather cases -Twin forward-facing machine guns -Rocket launchers -Rear-firing flame thrower -Aerial mines -Heat seeking missiles |
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Q Boat: Appeared in The World is Not Enough -Powered by a Chevy 350 engine -Ejects canisters that produce a wall of flame |
Major Geoffrey Boothroyd, author of The Handgun, suggested to Ian
Fleming that Bond should use the Walther PPK instead of the Beretta .25. In
the Bond novels, the silenced Beretta would snag on the waistband of Bond's
pants until M finally made Bond change to a different weapon. Bond chose the
Walther PPK 7.65mm and from then on into the movies, Agent 007 used the PPK.
| Caliber | 7.65mm |
| Magazine | 6 |
| Total length | 6.7 in |
| Barrel length | 3.8 in |
| Height | 3.93 in |
| Weight unloaded | 21 oz |
For 17 movies, Bond has used his trusty 7.65mm Walther PPK. However, in the
newest movie, Tomorrow Never Dies,
James Bond is introduced to the
new and more powerful Walther P99 9mm pistol. The P99 is a double/single action
polymer framed pistol with a 16 shot magazine capacity. There is more power
than the PPK. HandGunning magazine gave the P99 a rave review, calling
it the gun designed for the next millenium. However, it seems like Pierce
Brosnan liked the PPK better, stating that Bond's "Walther PPK was one of the
reasons why Bond is better than Batman."| Caliber | 9mm x 19mm Parabellum |
| Magazine | 16 (10 for US model) |
| Operating principle | Linkless locking system, recoil operated |
| Action type | Browning style, dropping barrel design, Striker-fired |
| Sights | Standard 3-dot, optional tritium sights for night |
| Total length | 7.08 in |
| Barrel length | 4.015 in |
| Sight radius | 6.27 in |
| Total height | 5.31 in |
| Slide width | 29mm |
| Dimensions (L/H/W) | 180mm/135mm/29mm |
| Weight unloaded | 609.8 g/21.51 oz |
| Weight loaded | 875.06 g/30.86 oz |
