Walther PPK - Testing James Bond's Gun (Goldeneye in Real Life?) + History of the PPK
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Walther PPK vs. Goldeneye PP7 - history of the Walther PPk and Real World Review, comparing it to the PP7 in the legendary game Goldeneye 007 for N64.
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@goldenguns2659 Creator 6 years ago Pinned
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@TheSatanshunter 5 years ago
"Less of a random killing machine, more of a personal statement"- Q (Skyfall 2012)
@raofsonshine5975 6 years ago
Agreed. My first gun because of watching James Bond as a kid, still love it.
@thomasK411 6 years ago
Incredible video and I love the background james bond music !!! I love it you should have way more subscribers
@enscroggs 5 years ago (edited)
2:34 Yes, in the novel "Dr. No" 007 is issued a Walther PPK as his carry gun. However, in the film the gun handed to Bond by Major Boothroyd is actually a Walther PP. Later, in the scene involving 007's ambush of villainous Professor Dent, Bond uses an FN Model 1910 fitted with a silencer, the "Brausch" model presumably. As this was 007's film début, Eon Productions invested as little money as possible, all the actors were relative unknowns at the time, there were no expensive cars used and abused like the Aston-Martin DB5 in "Goldfinger", and evidently the prop department's budget decreed a make-do attitude regarding firearms -- consequently, the substitution of the FN in place of the expected Walther. The same goes for the other gun in the scene. Professor Dent fires six shots into what he thinks is a sleeping 007 using a silenced semi-auto. The unharmed James Bond gets the drop on him and proceeds to interrogate his prisoner, but Dent retrieves his gun from the floor and tries once more to kill the secret agent. However, the gun goes "click" rather than "bang". It's empty, prompting Bond to give out another black-humoured quip: "That's a Smith and Wesson, and you've had your six."
Huh? I'm no firearms expert, but in 1962 there were few S&W semi-autos to choose from, the most prolific being the Model 39, a SA/DA 9mm with an 8+1 capacity -- that's a Smith and Wesson, and you haven't had your eight, or maybe nine. There was a very rare S&W semi-auto available in 1962 with a 5+1 capacity, the Model 52, but that was a competition target pistol -- not exactly the ideal choice for a murder weapon. In fact, whatever Dent uses in the scene, it's no sort of Smith and Wesson product. It's most likely nothing more exotic than a Colt M1911 fitted with a fake silencer. Having puzzled over that "had your six" line I've come to the conclusion that the scriptwriter had pictured Dent using a .38 revolver, perhaps a S&W Model 14, but the property list for the scene just specified "silenced gun for Dent", which the prop master duly provided, evidently reasoning a gun is a gun. So it comes time to shoot the scene -- the actors are ready, the set's ready, the camera, lights, and sound are ready -- but the gun is wrong. Hell, there little money to waste, go ahead and shoot it, and we'll keep the line. Who's going to notice?
Huh? I'm no firearms expert, but in 1962 there were few S&W semi-autos to choose from, the most prolific being the Model 39, a SA/DA 9mm with an 8+1 capacity -- that's a Smith and Wesson, and you haven't had your eight, or maybe nine. There was a very rare S&W semi-auto available in 1962 with a 5+1 capacity, the Model 52, but that was a competition target pistol -- not exactly the ideal choice for a murder weapon. In fact, whatever Dent uses in the scene, it's no sort of Smith and Wesson product. It's most likely nothing more exotic than a Colt M1911 fitted with a fake silencer. Having puzzled over that "had your six" line I've come to the conclusion that the scriptwriter had pictured Dent using a .38 revolver, perhaps a S&W Model 14, but the property list for the scene just specified "silenced gun for Dent", which the prop master duly provided, evidently reasoning a gun is a gun. So it comes time to shoot the scene -- the actors are ready, the set's ready, the camera, lights, and sound are ready -- but the gun is wrong. Hell, there little money to waste, go ahead and shoot it, and we'll keep the line. Who's going to notice?
@MatadorShifter 6 years ago (edited)
You forgot to mention Walther P5 Compact that replaced Walther PPK in Octopussy (and the unofficial Never Say Never Again)
@F1god04 6 years ago
Great video! I love how you brought the music back, and the style is amazing. Props for the Omega.
@tnh723 6 years ago
awesome content and production levels. I love it. subbed!
I have a friend who had to smash a car window back in the 70s with his PPK. that was bad ass
I have a friend who had to smash a car window back in the 70s with his PPK. that was bad ass
@Omnihil777 3 years ago
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@sarah18497 6 years ago
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Walther PPK - Testing James Bond's Gun (Goldeneye in Real Life?) + History of the PPK
GoldenGuns
305,629 views
Walther PPK vs. Goldeneye PP7 - history of the Walther PPk and Real World Review, comparing it to the PP7 in the legendary game Goldeneye 007 for N64.