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The Gadgets
"Q Branch had put together
this smart-looking little bag... Fifty rounds of .25 ammunition between
the leather and the lining... in each of the innocent sides there was a
flat throwing knife... the lid of the attaché case contained fifty gold
sovereigns."-
From Russia With Love (1957)
| Bond's
Briefcase
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In
From
Russia With Love, Bond's standard issue briefcase was the
first, and perhaps the most authentic, of any of his spy
gadgets. Equipped with a flat bladed throwing knife, 50 gold
sovereigns, 20 rounds of ammunition, an AR7 folding sniper's
rifle and a canister of tear gas, the briefcase came to Bond's
rescue when held at gunpoint by Red Grant.
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| Little
Nellie
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One of my favorite
Bond gadgets, Little Nellie was an autogiro which could be
assembled from four leather cases to become a small,
maneuverable one-man helicopter. Little Nellie made her
appearance in
You Only
Live Twice, armed with twin forward-firing machine guns,
rocket launchers, rear-firing flame throwers, aerial mines and
heat-seeking missiles.
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| Bond's
Wrist-Dart-Gun
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Making its
appearance in Moonraker,
Bond's dart-gun was worn around the wrist, like a watch, and was
triggered by nerve impulses. It came with 5 blue-tipped armour
piercing darts and 5 red-tipped darts which were cyanide coated.
The dart-gun saved Bond's life twice: once when inside a gravity
simulator being subjected to 13Gs and again when held at
gunpoint by Hugo Drax.
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| Bond's
Keyfinder
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An ordinary looking
key ring attachment, Q-branch made some clever audio-actuated
modifications to the Philips keyfinder featured in
The
Living Daylights. When armed, the first bar of 'Rule
Britannia' would cause the keyfinder to eject a concentrated
stun gas to disorientate an enemy. Bond's keyfinder was also
packed with explosives primed to blow when activated by his
personalized signal - a wolf whistle. Skeleton keys which could
open 90% of the world's locks also came attached to the
keyfinder.
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| Bond's
toothpaste
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Cleverly labeled "Dentonite",
007's toothpaste tube contained a powerful plastic explosive.
Used by Bond in
Licence To Kill, the paste was remotely exploded using a
detonator cunningly disguised as a packet of cigarettes.
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| Bond's
Signature Gun
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A high velocity
sniper's rifle disguised as a camera, this gun also has a
ingenious handgrip which can read the palm print of the hand
holding the gun. Once this signature has been set, the gun can
only be used by its owner. In
Licence To Kill,
Bond tries to use the gun to assassinate Sanchez, is stopped by
Hong Kong narcotics agents, but his life is saved by the gun's
special signature.
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| Bond's
belt
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Q-branch have
modified this ordinary looking leather belt to conceal a
rappelling cord, which gets 007 out of a very tight situation in
GoldenEye.
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| Bond's
Piton Gun
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This high powered
piton gun is used by 007 to remarkable effect in
GoldenEye. The
grapples are shot out at high velocity and can lodge into most
materials. Also featured is a laser attachment on the top of the
gun which can cut through metal at close range.
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Bond's Watches
| Rolex
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This is my favorite
of Bonds watches. Its Equipped with an incredibly powerful
electro-magnet which could 'deflect the path of a bullet' and
unzip dresses, Bond's Rolex featured prominently in
Live and Let
Die. The watch also had a serrated face which rotated at
high speed to turn it into an incredibly useful cutting device,
which allowed Bond save himself and Solitaire being fed to a
pool full of hungry sharks.
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| Seiko
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Bond's first gadget
laden Seiko appeared in
Moonraker. Packed with plastic explosive, the watch could be
set to go off "bang on time". The watch allowed Bond and Dr.
Goodhead to escape from being cremated below Drax's
Moonraker 5 space
shuttle.
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| Seiko 2
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Bond had another
Seiko in Octopussy,
equipped with a directional locator which picked up the
frequency emitted by a tiny transmitter hidden inside a Faberge
Egg.
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| Omega
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Worn by 007 in
GoldenEye, this
very stylish Omega Seamaster Professional Diver's Watch has a
laser hidden in its dial, which helps 007 escape from the
villain's private train when it has been set to explode. It also
acts as the remote detonator for Bond's explosive devices.
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| Bond's pen
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This rather smart
looking pen is actually a class four grenade, the four second
fuse being armed by clicking the button three times in
succession. A small gadget which has a devastating effect in
GoldenEye.
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Scaramanga's Golden Gun
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Perhaps one of the
most cleverly concealed weapons used by any of Bond's enemies,
Scaramanga's Golden Gun (featured in
The Man With The Golden Gun) was made up from a cigarette
box, a lighter, a pen and a cuff link. These otherwise
unremarkable components could be easily assembled to form
Scaramanga's trademark gun.
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Bonds Walther PPK
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