A sort of "Bondish" long- barreled Colt
Tecolote
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Some of you may find this of interest: I'm sure most of the members know that Ian Fleming owned several guns, among which was a Colt Official Police, Serial number 718128, with which he posed for a photo often used on the books:
Recently, I came across a WW2 vintage Official Police with a 6 inch Heavy Barrel, shown here:
So,what makes it "Bondish", one might inquire?
Well, we all know Fleming planned a covert op concerning Gibraltar code named Golden Eye which he named his Jamaican home, Goldeneye after. Here's the butt of the gun:
and ,here is the last three digits of the serial number:
Kind of interesting to a long time(1961) Bond fan like me...
So, what is the real story? Well, 007 as the last three digits of the serial is pure coincidence, and the G E stands for General Electric to which this Colt. along with others. was supplied during the war for guards to carry. It was well cared for and used very little.
I hope this has been of interest to somebody.
Regards,
Tecolote
Recently, I came across a WW2 vintage Official Police with a 6 inch Heavy Barrel, shown here:
So,what makes it "Bondish", one might inquire?
Well, we all know Fleming planned a covert op concerning Gibraltar code named Golden Eye which he named his Jamaican home, Goldeneye after. Here's the butt of the gun:
and ,here is the last three digits of the serial number:
Kind of interesting to a long time(1961) Bond fan like me...
So, what is the real story? Well, 007 as the last three digits of the serial is pure coincidence, and the G E stands for General Electric to which this Colt. along with others. was supplied during the war for guards to carry. It was well cared for and used very little.
I hope this has been of interest to somebody.
Regards,
Tecolote
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Ross
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You mean Great Britain not UK
Are handguns legal in Northern Ireland then?
Yes, and always have been the ban did not affect here , we have to have air weapons on certificate but as long as you are a member of a club or have a legitimate reason for personal protection, Prison Officer, some retired police, certain Civil Servants, and others under known threat, pistols are legally available , they all have to be ballistically tested and recorded as well. I have three with a .44 Magnum on the way
And a like obviously need a personal protection weapon, but I had no idea the
Latest legislation didn't apply over here !
To be honest given our past I find it a little crazy that people are allowed to
Hold guns ( apart from shotguns or hunting riffles ) for any other reason.
Still we live in a crazy country.
Regards,
Tecolote
Are you certain you cannot think of another reason why a non-official peacekeeper might need a gun?
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Die_Another_Day
The S&W M10HB used to be standard issue for armed police officers in the Met until the Glock 17 was adopted.
Regards,
Tecolote
Regards,
Tecolote