 In the film adaptation of "Dr. No", the first in the series, Boothroyd only offers the PPK and Bond reluctantly turns in his Beretta (a larger M34 standing in for the 418).In reality, Ian Fleming received a fan letter in 1957 from Geoffrey Boothroyd, a Bond enthusiast and gun expert, criticizing the choice of firearm for Bond.Boothroyd called the Beretta "a lady's gun" and suggested several alternatives, one of which was the Walther.