ppk prop question

Hey guys im wondering if anyone knows what caliber bonds actual prop ppk's are in skyfall and quantum of solace. Also is 380 or. 32 easier for Hollywood to use or acquire ?

saberMaN said:

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Hey guys im wondering if anyone knows what caliber bonds actual prop ppk's are in skyfall and quantum of solace. Also is 380 or. 32 easier for Hollywood to use or acquire ?

Well according to the trailer for Skyfall, his new PPK is a "9mm short", which is .380 caliber. Not sure about Quantum of Solace though.

Ya but i mean im terms of the actual blank.firing guns in bond films
Does babty usually supply The ppk in 380 or 32? Sorry kind of a broad question

Acording to IMFDB it was a .32 in Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games

saberMaN said:

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Ya but i mean im terms of the actual blank.firing guns in bond films
Does babty usually supply The ppk in 380 or 32? Sorry kind of a broad question

Well since they probably used the actual guns in the film, my answer is still the same. They wouldn't use a cheap knock-off blank gun, they just mod the real thing.

Early Bond films it was a Walther PPK .32 but it could have easily been a Interarms PPK I'm the later films as those were produced in the 80's. Skyfall's PPK is a .380 produced by Smith & Wesson. We know this because of the extended beaver tail that is unique to S&W. It's a .380 because S&W doesn't produce a blued .32, only in stainless.

Sundowner said:

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Early Bond films it was a Walther PPK .32 but it could have easily been a Interarms PPK I'm the later films as those were produced in the 80's. Skyfall's PPK is a .380 produced by Smith & Wesson. We know this because of the extended beaver tail that is unique to S&W. It's a .380 because S&W doesn't produce a blued .32, only in stainless.

This is also true. The PPKs were originally produced ONLY in .32, hence why it would have been so in the earlier Bond films. I own one of Smith and Wesson's blued .380, great gun.

spiderfan11 said:

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This is also true. The PPKs were originally produced ONLY in .32, hence why it would have been so in the earlier Bond films. I own one of Smith and Wesson's blued .380, great gun.

I usually carry a blued Interarms PPK .380. I love it because it fits my hand really well but you have to watch out or it will bite ya! The slide can hit the web of your hand if you're not careful which is why S&W extended the beaver tail.

Thanks guys I'm fixing to pick up a blued 380 PPK from Smith and Wesson I called the customer service department Smith an Smith and Wesson i is dropping the the PPK line come New Years and they said umarex is taking a license so if you want to get the s&w get it now

I was looking at the auct I was looking at the auction photos when they're auctioning off bonds guns was i was in 380

saberMaN said:

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Thanks guys I'm fixing to pick up a blued 380 PPK from Smith and Wesson I called the customer service department Smith an Smith and Wesson i is dropping the the PPK line come New Years and they said umarex is taking a license so if you want to get the s&w get it now

That's interesting. Sad that they're dropping the license, but I'm glad I got mine while I had the chance. I personally don't understand why everyone gets so up in arms over the extended beavertail. The whole point is that it prevents slide bite which was a huge problem with PPKs.

spiderfan11 said:

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That's interesting. Sad that they're dropping the license, but I'm glad I got mine while I had the chance. I personally don't understand why everyone gets so up in arms over the extended beavertail. The whole point is that it prevents slide bite which was a huge problem with PPKs.

My problem with the beaver tail is the look. I like the classic look and I've never had a slide bite. I honesty think S&W could have sold more PPKs if they had kept the original look but had a separate extended beaver tail model.

A Beretta 380 is my Fave........

Sundowner said:

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My problem with the beaver tail is the look. I like the classic look and I've never had a slide bite. I honesty think S&W could have sold more PPKs if they had kept the original look but had a separate extended beaver tail model.

Yeah, I understand that people don't like it because of the look, but I wonder why they think it looks so bad. To me, it looks fine. It seems like such a small thing to make people say "it's so ugly!", and I don't understand because I personally like the way it looks. I actually think I like it better with the extended tail. But once again, to each his own lol.

spiderfan11 said:

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Yeah, I understand that people don't like it because of the look, but I wonder why they think it looks so bad. To me, it looks fine. It seems like such a small thing to make people say "it's so ugly!", and I don't understand because I personally like the way it looks. I actually think I like it better with the extended tail. But once again, to each his own lol.

I think its more S&W messed with a classic. The PP line has been around since 1929 so it has a trademark look.

Sundowner said:

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My problem with the beaver tail is the look. I like the classic look and I've never had a slide bite. I honesty think S&W could have sold more PPKs if they had kept the original look but had a separate extended beaver tail model.

Or an aftermarket beavertail grip and leave the design alone. I've put hundreds or thousands of rounds through .32 and .380 and never had slide bite. But I have small hands...