Did James Bond use Indy's gun?
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Did James Bond use Indy's gun?
Can anyone tell what this is? It looks a lot like the S&W that Indy used minus the swivel.
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That may be a smaller-frame Smith and Wesson, called the 'Victory Model'.
During WWII, us Yanks helped supply the British war effort via "Lend Lease"...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease
One of the products of this action was a particular Smith, (one of which I used to own) called the 'Victory Model'. It was based on the Military & Police Model of 1905, which is a dead ringer for the HE2-originally chambered for .38 special. Most produced for the program used a more common round for Britain, which was .38 S&W.
http://www.coolgunsite.com/pistols/vict ... wesson.htm
When I see a Smith like that on British soil, it's the first thing I think of....
BUT, due to the lack of a lanyard ring or parkerized finish, and with commercial grips, it's probably a M&P, or one of the 'civilian' models (these were rarer).
During WWII, us Yanks helped supply the British war effort via "Lend Lease"...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease
One of the products of this action was a particular Smith, (one of which I used to own) called the 'Victory Model'. It was based on the Military & Police Model of 1905, which is a dead ringer for the HE2-originally chambered for .38 special. Most produced for the program used a more common round for Britain, which was .38 S&W.
http://www.coolgunsite.com/pistols/vict ... wesson.htm
When I see a Smith like that on British soil, it's the first thing I think of....
BUT, due to the lack of a lanyard ring or parkerized finish, and with commercial grips, it's probably a M&P, or one of the 'civilian' models (these were rarer).
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Re: Did James Bond use Indy's gun?
In the book "Man with the olden Gun"...Scaramanga uses a gold plated, long-barrelled, single action Colt .45...and definitely Bond uses a revolver in LALD....
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Re: Did James Bond use Indy's gun?
In Live and Let Die Bond uses Dirty Harry's gun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ja ... d_firearms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ja ... d_firearms
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Re: Did James Bond use Indy's gun?
I almost thought it was a Ruger Blackhawk...or maybe even a Redhawk....Nice to know that they used a model 29 though...
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Re: Did James Bond use Indy's gun?
If you watch the special features of Live and Let Die, you'll see Roger Moore posing for this shot in between filming the boat chase on the bayou. And as far as the theatrical Bond using revolvers, according to imfdb.org:
In You Only Live Twice, Bond uses a Colt Detective Special to kill a would-be assassin and later in the volcano Blofeld is going to shoot Bond with a Webley Mark VI. Tanaka throws a Ninja star, knocking it from his hand. Then Bond picks it up and uses it in the assault.
In Diamonds are Forever, although not listed, when Bond goes to see Willard Whyte at his house Leiter gives him a revolver. Probably a Colt Detective Special again.
In Live and Let Die Bond uses a nickel S&W 29 when he rescues Solitaire.
And then in Die Another Day Bond uses a S&W Model 10 HB when he infiltrates the clinic.
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In You Only Live Twice, Bond uses a Colt Detective Special to kill a would-be assassin and later in the volcano Blofeld is going to shoot Bond with a Webley Mark VI. Tanaka throws a Ninja star, knocking it from his hand. Then Bond picks it up and uses it in the assault.
In Diamonds are Forever, although not listed, when Bond goes to see Willard Whyte at his house Leiter gives him a revolver. Probably a Colt Detective Special again.
In Live and Let Die Bond uses a nickel S&W 29 when he rescues Solitaire.
And then in Die Another Day Bond uses a S&W Model 10 HB when he infiltrates the clinic.
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I'm almost positive Bond doesn't use a revolver in From Russia With Love. UNLESS, it's during the boat chase.. no wait, he used a flare gun to set off the fuel barrels. But, does he get a revolver from the driver of the truck before getting to the boat?sithspawn wrote:In the movie. I thought it was toward the end. I haven't seen it in a long time , so i could be wrong too. ;-) I thought I read it somewhere too.
I may have spoke too soon. I can't remember now.
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Re: Did James Bond use Indy's gun?
No, Bond doesn't use a revolver in From Russia With Love.
http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/From_Russia_with_Love
Imfdb doesn't even list the flare pistol.
http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/From_Russia_with_Love
Imfdb doesn't even list the flare pistol.
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Re: Did James Bond use Indy's gun?
I couldn't remember if one of the men with the pickup had a revolver.
Strange that IMFB doesn't list the flare gun.
Randy
Strange that IMFB doesn't list the flare gun.
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