“Former SAS Types” – James Bond & the Browning Hi-Power
In No Time to Die’s Jamaican sequences, we see a retired Commander James Bond with a Browning Hi-Power, and while it is not the PPK, it is undoubtedly a Bondian handgun due to its storied history. The Browning Hi-Power is a double-stack, hammer-fired, and single-action 9mm handgun, which was originally...
Daniel Craig’s 007: An Introspective Retrospective of a Converted Fan
I’m writing this first bit before ever even watching it. But here I am, looking at the screen, with a burning sense of urgency to transcribe my thoughts and feelings. It’s 11:00pm, and I am waiting for my wife to finish getting ready for bed, so that we may view...
How to Train Like James Bond
“The two thirty-eights roared simultaneously. The walls of the underground room took the crash of sound and batted it to and fro between them until there was silence.” –Moonraker. My favorite Fleming novel opens with these beautiful lines, and a real glimpse into the training mentality of James Bond. In...