Well I thought I would send in my gun ownership details although they seem shabby compared to others. I have a gas charged umarex air pistol P99 James Bond special edition complete with carry case, 007 silencer, bond binoculars and red dot sight. It even comes with a 007 serial number and bond markings on the casing. I am always unsure how many they made but I have only seen a couple for sale in the last 10 years or so. Always open to any info people may have on them. My real desire was a p99 bond edition from walther but given they are a live firearm is a no go for me. There is of course at least 1 deactivated one in the uk but no-one seems willing to sell it.
Sorry BOFFER,
If it ever goes it will go back to it's original owner....if he wants it?
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Yes I have owned one for many years and as far as a fun gun to take to the range it is not. It was never meant to be and like someone else mentioned it will draw blood if you are not careful. Mine is a blued .380 imported from Interarms (which is out of business as far as I know for some time now). Wish I would have gotten a .32 cal which is authentic. Also the film producers had the right idea in Dr. No to use a PP model instead of a PPK since it is more comfortable for someone who has a larger hand like I do. It holds an extra round so the grip is bigger. After shooting a 50 round box at the range you are sore unless you have a broken in hand. Its still a cool looking gun and the PP and PPK were the first to be double action so you have actual history on your side. As a side note I wrote Henry Rifles and told them about the 50th Anniversary and to make a limited version of the AR-7 with a brown stock but they never wrote back
Yes I have owned one for many years and as far as a fun gun to take to the range it is not. It was never meant to be and like someone else mentioned it will draw blood if you are not careful. Mine is a blued .380 imported from Interarms (which is out of business as far as I know for some time now). Wish I would have gotten a .32 cal which is authentic. Also the film producers had the right idea in Dr. No to use a PP model instead of a PPK since it is more comfortable for someone who has a larger hand like I do. It holds an extra round so the grip is bigger. After shooting a 50 round box at the range you are sore unless you have a broken in hand. Its still a cool looking gun and the PP and PPK were the first to be double action so you have actual history on your side. As a side note I wrote Henry Rifles and told them about the 50th Anniversary and to make a limited version of the AR-7 with a brown stock but they never wrote back
Nice idea regarding the AR-7 but even the Bond production company appear to have overlooked From Russia with Love's 50th anniversary last year
I fancy owning a real one, but for MY purposes, I'd want a deactivated one just for show on my wall.
Please, I'd love to see pictures of your stuff!
I've got a PPK/S - the primary US version of the PPK. It's a .380, instead of a 32 cal with 7 + 1 capacity instead of 6 + 1 on the 32. Great gun for concealment and a good looking piece.
I have a PPK S also ,very nice and good for concealment, but I do better at the range with my P99
As Twinarchers said the PPK's slide will draw blood from the web of your hand.This wasn't a problem when I first got mine back in 1972 as I was alot skinnier then. I also have a postwar PP in 9mm Short(.380) which has the longer tang and thus avoids slide bite.
As to the PP being used in DR NO,instead of the PPK, I suspect Bapty,or whoever the armourers were, just didn't have a PPK, but since the Met had recently adopted the PP,they did have the current police gun, so they used that. I suspect no one knew just how well Bond would go over with moviegoers, so the expense of buying a PPk wasn't justified. BTW, and slightly OT, it appears the only working blank adapted gun in DR NO was the 1911 used by Blind Mice 1,Dent, and Bond in the swamp(Quarrel's Colt Police Positive doesn't count as revolvers don't need to be adapted for blank fire).
Know it isn't really comparable to any screen-used version, but the only working PPK I have is the special gold-plated version from American Historical Firearms:
Here's my PPK after obtaining the correct non-Interarms factory grip. Alligator box is still en route, as the seller sent the incorrect black plastic box. 1968 model... Enjoy....
Son just issued with a .380 PP as a personal protection weapon by the NIO , it is the SAME one I was issued as a part time reserve constable in 1978 !!!!!!!! B-)
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Sorry BOFFER,
If it ever goes it will go back to it's original owner....if he wants it?
With the extras
Trying not to show too much ignorance here,
he speaks from experience. With his girlie hands, he always needs extra padding
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Nice idea regarding the AR-7 but even the Bond production company appear to have overlooked From Russia with Love's 50th anniversary last year
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As to the PP being used in DR NO,instead of the PPK, I suspect Bapty,or whoever the armourers were, just didn't have a PPK, but since the Met had recently adopted the PP,they did have the current police gun, so they used that. I suspect no one knew just how well Bond would go over with moviegoers, so the expense of buying a PPk wasn't justified. BTW, and slightly OT, it appears the only working blank adapted gun in DR NO was the 1911 used by Blind Mice 1,Dent, and Bond in the swamp(Quarrel's Colt Police Positive doesn't count as revolvers don't need to be adapted for blank fire).
Regards.
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