Talk:For Your Eyes Only

DVD cover for For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Machine gun

After reviewing the movie I think I've discovered a machine gun not featured in the article When Bond leaves the warhouse during the gunfight he is stopped by a Locque henchman firing what I believe is a MG. I cant identify it 100%, but judging by the brief screens I have of the scene in question I'd say its a german. MG34 or MG42. I'll be uploading the screens in a few days. Dudster32 14:31, 2 July 2012 (CDT)

User "Ben41" beat me too it and uploaded screens of the MG42/34 in question. Thanks man :) Dudster32 13:57, 6 July 2012 (CDT)

Biathlon rifle, too loud?

Brief question: The "Biathlon rifle" Kriegler is seen using is a .22 long right? Then how come it makes such a fecking loud noise when firing? :P Dudester32 (talk) 15:57, 10 May 2014 (EDT)

According to wikipedia, .22LR didn't become the standard for biathlon until 1978, just three years before release. It's entirely possible the rifle they had on hand was still chambered in a larger round. --Funkychinaman (talk) 22:08, 10 May 2014 (EDT)

You might be right. I dont know anything about biathlon rifles except I know one when I see one. Caliber is another question though. I'm do some more google-jutsu and see if I can find the exact model like in the movie. Might get lucky! Dudester32 (talk) 06:59, 12 May 2014 (EDT)

After watching the movie again I feel 99% sure the rifle is a .22. When Kriegler reloads you can (sometimes) see a tiny little brass cartridge which is way too small for the older Biathlon rifles. In the second screenshot of the rifle (in the article) you can see the numerous holes for .22 magazines in the bottom of the rifle. For some reason they aren't filled with spare mags. Thirdly the ejector "hole" (not sure what the technical term is) seems to small for anything but .22. Dudester32 (talk) 07:27, 12 May 2014 (EDT)

It looks like a .22 to me as well. It's just a bit funny watching the huge guy trying to kill James Bond with a .22.

--Funkychinaman (talk) 10:34, 12 May 2014 (EDT)

Heard that! Dudester32 (talk) 12:22, 12 May 2014 (EDT)

I still havent found out the name/model of the rifle though, which is kinda annoying. I'm gonna try and ask in a military-group I'm with on facebook. Dudester32 (talk) 11:56, 13 May 2014 (EDT)

Kriegler fires his rifle at Bond.

Unknown machine gun

I did a double check of the machine gun used at the warehouse scene. In the closeup it is indeed a MG42, but from a distance it is definetly some other model. Dudester32 (talk) 15:23, 16 March 2015 (EDT)

My attempt at showing the discrepancies.

It could be a SIG SG 510, guessing by how high the front sight is and the folded bipod. PaperCake 18:09, 16 March 2015 (EST).

Sounds good to me! I'm gonna do some more google-jutsu, and if I cant find anything new, and if noone in the Talk can give another good suggestion, I'm gonna put up the SIG SG as the MG in question in the article after about a week. Dudester32 (talk) 18:13, 16 March 2015 (EDT)

For those who do not kow, this is a SIG SG MG by the way.Dudester32 (talk) 18:15, 16 March 2015 (EDT)

Late entry, but the above MG henchman is not the same as the guy in the closeup just before the explosion. I'm guessing the closeup was a professional stuntman and the shots of the MG firing was an extra. Dudester32 (talk) 13:52, 1 June 2015 (EDT)

Misidentified grenades?

Looking at the grenades in the warehouse raid scene, while the long shot of Bond opening the case does appear to show Mk 2 grenades, in the closeup shot of 007 retrieving one for use, the safety lever and pin position more closely resemble that of a Soviet F1 grenade. Supporting this, the interior markings on the lid of the case appear to be Cyrillic. Guy Incognito 15:35, 9 February 2020 (EST)