Moonraker

Moonraker Movie poster Country United Kingdom Directed by Lewis Gilbert Release Date 1979 Language English Distributor United Artists Main Cast Character Actor James Bond Roger Moore Holly Goodhead Lois Chiles Hugo Drax Michael Lonsdale Q. Desmond Llewelyn M. Bernard Lee Miss Moneypenny Lois Maxwell Jaws Richard Kiel

Moonraker is the 11th installment in the official James Bond film series. The 1979 installment follows Bond on an investigation into the theft of a space shuttle manufactured by the aerospace company of Hugo Drax. Bond then discovers that Drax may have plans involving the annihilation of the human race. The film deviates significantly from the novel and was an attempt by the producers to capitalize on the science-fiction film craze started by Star Wars. In some publicity material for the film, Bond can be seen with his iconic Walther PPK, though interestingly does not carry one in the film.

The following weapons were used in the film Moonraker:

Handguns

Smith & Wesson Model 38 Bodyguard

At the start of the film, the Hostess of the Private Jet (Leila Shenna), that Bond is with aboard a plane pulls a Smith & Wesson Model 38 Bodyguard revolver on him, handing it off to the pilot (Jean-Pierre Castaldi) entering the cabin from the cockpit. The pilot (Jean-Pierre Castaldi) then uses it to shoot out the controls before he and the Hostess (Leila Shenna) bail out, planning to leave Bond to crash in the out-of-control aircraft.

Smith & Wesson Model 38 Bodyguard .38 Special

The Hostess of the Private Jet (Leila Shenna) pulls her S&W Bodyguard on Bond.

The pilot, (Jean-Pierre Castaldi), takes her revolver and shoots out the controls.

Unidentified Revolver

A still from a probably deleted scene shows James Bond (Roger Moore) with this revolver during the gondola chase.

Shotguns

Holland & Holland Royal

While visiting the Drax residence in California, James Bond (Roger Moore) engages in pheasant hunting with Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale), both men using Holland & Holland Royal double-barreled shotguns. Bond nonchalantly uses his to take out a sniper hiding in a nearby tree.

Savage/Stevens 311A Shotgun 12 Gauge

Drax prepares to fire his shotgun.

Bond switches his aim from the pheasants to the sniper. This is the only notable time during the film when Bond actually uses a standard firearm.

Rifles

Steyr Mannlicher-Schönauer Sporter

The assassin whom Drax sends into a tree to kill Bond while pheasant hunting uses a Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer Sporter with scope.

The Mannlicher-Schoenauer Sporter with Scope.

The assassin prepares to climb the tree.

The assassin takes his position in the tree.

The assassin aims at Bond.

Submachine Guns

MP40

In Venice, the gangsters chasing Bond through the canals use MP40 submachine guns. When Bond escapes overland on his gondola, one of the thugs drops his MP40 into the water just before he himself falls in.

MP40 9mm

One of Drax's thugs fires at Bond from his funeral boat.

Another gangster with his MP40.

The gangster aims his MP40 as they search for Bond's gondola.

MAC-10

During the speedboat chase in Brazil, Jaws (Richard Kiel) and one of his henchmen carry MAC-10s. Jaws' MAC-10 has an elongated barrel.

MAC 10 .45 ACP with extended barrel

Jaws leads his men with his MAC-10.

Jaws fires his MAC-10 at Bond. (It is not advised to hold the barrel of an automatic weapon when firing.)

Sterling SMG

A guard at the Moonraker launch base can be seen with a Sterling SMG.

Sterling Mk. IV Submachine Gun - 9x19mm

The guard in the Mini Moke wields a Sterling.

Assault Rifles

MGC M16

Drax's guards at the Moonraker launch base in Brazil carry MGC M16 replica rifles with 20-round magazines. A Marine can also briefly be seen with one at a U.S. base. One of these rifles was sold for ca. 800$ at an auction in Hollywood in 2007.

MGC M16 assault rifle: a non firing metal replica built by the Model Gun Corp. of Japan and one of the most used non firing replicas of the M16 in movies and television

Two of Drax's guards with MGC M16s.

Others

Laser guns

US Astronauts and Drax's forces are seen armed with prop laser weapons, which were dressed-up IMI Uzi replicas, apparently store-bought plastic toys - these toy Uzis were also used in quite a few sci-fi and 'action' B movies during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The crew of Drax's space station are also armed with smaller laser pistols. The laser later made an appearance in the video game Goldeneye 007, referred to as the "Moonraker Laser."

IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - the prop guns were created from toy replicas of the Uzi.

Publicity still of James Bond and Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) holding the laser gun props.