Tag: geoffrey boothroyd

  • May I Suggest That Mr. Bond Be Armed With A Revolver?

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    ENDO-Mike
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    Late-May of 1956, James Bond author Ian Fleming received a politely critical letter from a firearms expert named Geoffrey Boothroyd.  It Began: I have, by now, got rather fond of Mr. James Bond. I like most of the things about him, with the exception of his rather deplorable taste in firearms. In particular, I dislike a man who…