Modesty Blaise

Modesty Blaise (1966)

Modesty Blaise is a 1966 British crime comedy directed by Joseph Losey and loosely based on the comic strip of Peter O'Donnell. Modesty Blaise (Monica Vitti) is not an ordinary agent. It is endowed with the ability to just a snap of your fingers change no only hair color and hairstyle, but also her clothes, mostly somewhat eccentric, which she envies not only the fashion world but also espionage circles. The British government intends to pay £ 50,000 in diamonds for a sheikh of the Middle East as a concession for oil, but receives the information, it wants to loot these diamonds villain Gabriel Fothergill (Dirk Bogarde) and his wife Clara (Rossella Falk). Secret service chief Sir Gerald Tarrant (Harry Andrews), therefore, turn to the sexy agent Modesty Blaise which already had with this criminal to do, and entrust it with the task to protect shipment of diamonds. Modesty teams up with her trusty sidekick Willie Garvin (Terence Stamp) and together outwit not only all the bad guys, but also the secret service.

The following weapons were used in the movie Modesty Blaise:

Luger P08

Modesty Blaise (Monica Vitti) wore a costume, which included a Luger P08 pistol.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

Modesty shows Paul Hagan (Michael Craig), her former lover, who is secret service agent, the gun in the holster at his waist.

Browning Hi-Power

Many of the characters in the movie uses a Browning Hi-Power pistol.

The first version of the classic pistol, developed by John Browning and Dieudonné Saive, and adopted by Belgium in 1935, the FN P-35 - 9x19mm.

Agents of the British secret service aims their pistols at Modesty and Willie Garvin.

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Also Willie Garvin (Terence Stamp) uses in movie this pistol.

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The pistol originally belonged to one of the guardians of the island, which Modesty shot by bow and arrow.

Beretta M1935

In the film also appear in a single shot a Beretta M1934 pistol.

Beretta Model 1935, the .32 ACP version of the Model 1934. Other than caliber, the pistols are identical.

Modesty found in the apartment of British secret service agent Paul Hagan (Michael Craig) the pistol concealed in the drawer.

M1911 pistol

Also M1911A1 pistol belongs to the classic comics.

Commercial Pre WW2 Blued M1911A1 - 45 acp

Two Fothergill´s men dismantle Paul Hagan (Michael Craig) ...

... and tried to kidnap Modesty from his flat.

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Modesty surprised in the bath.

Polish WZ. 35 VIS Pistol

The gun, which a guard's confiscated Modesty is a RADOM (Polish WZ. 35 VIS Pistol).

Pistolet WZ. 35 VIS - 9x19mm

Modesty pointing a loot gun at Clara Fothergill (Rossella Falk).

Also, the others guardians of the island are armed by these pistols.

Walther P38

Gabriel Fothergill (Dirk Bogarde) wears with a Walther P38 pistol.

Walther P1 - 9x19mm.

Thompson Submachine Gun

Gabriel's men were armed with similar submachine guns as the Thompson Submachine Gun, those, but in no frame could not be correctly detected.

Colt M1921AC Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP

Mauser Rifle Series

Sheikh soldiers are armed mainly with a Unidentified Mauser rifles.

Czech VZ-24 Mauser rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Sheikh soldiers captured Gabriel Fothergill (Dirk Bogarde).

The shooting umbrella

Sir Gerald Tarrant (Harry Andrews) is equipped with a shooting umbrella.

Sir Gerald Tarrant (right) fired at the Fothergill´s man from his shooting umbrella.