The Walter PPK 7.65mm pistol is widely known as James Bond’s personal sidearm.  But it wasn’t his first choice.  For the first five novels Ian Fleming wrote, Bond used a .25 caliber Beretta pistol.  Described by MI6 Armourer Major Boothroyd in the novel of Doctor No as a “ladies weapon,” the Beretta was little more than a “Saturday Night Special.”  It was a sleek, elegant pistol  that Bond preferred because it was light, discrete, and excellent when he needed to use it up close and personal.  The Beretta served him faithfully for fifteen years, up until the novel From Russia With Love where it jammed on him when he faced with the head of operations for SMERSH Rosa Klebb, who, before she died, kicked Bond with a poisoned blade that popped out of the toe of her shoe.  Though Bond survived the poisoning, M, his boss at MI6, decided not to give the Beretta a second chance, and had him outfitted with the PPK at Boothroyd’s recommendation.  So you can set the record straight when you display this Major Semi Automatic Blank Firing Pistol Black Finish to your friends and other guests when they immediately recognize it as Bond’s pistol.  Replica guns such as this are icons of  a heritage that begins with ancient swords, spears and armor, and are cherished both for their look and their use, and are therefore essential to any weapons collector.  Bond was sad to part with his beloved Beretta in Doctor No, but we’re all glad he got something better in exchange.