As in all James Bond movies (prior to Tomorrow Never Dies), Pierce Brosnan as James Bond uses a Walther PPK as his sidearm (in the opening scene at the chemical weapons factory, it is fitted with a suppressor). In one scene of the film, Bond points this gun at Valentin Zukovsky (Robbie Coltrane), who identifies it by the sound of the hammer being cocked as a "Walther PPK, Seven-Point-Six-Five-Millimeter", thus leaving the viewers with no doubt about the weapon's caliber. He also comments that, "Only three men I know use such a gun...and I believe I've killed two of them." General Ourumov uses it later to kill Russian Defense Minister Dimitri Mishkin (Tchéky Karyo) and a nearby guard, before handing it back to Bond after unloading the magazine (but not the chamber!) and calling the guards to kill him. Then, in the final action scene, Bond uses this to kill a few guards trying to kill him.
In the opening scene at the chemical weapons factory which takes place in the 1980s, Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean) uses a Browning BDA fitted with a suppressor as his sidearm. It should noted that due to a continuity error in the same scene his sidearm anachronistically switches to the Browning BDM, which wouldn't be manufactured for several years.
During the finale of the movie, which takes place at Trevelyan's secret Goldeneye satellite control dish in Cuba, Trevelyan is seen brandishing a Browning BDM, a modernized, double-action variant of the Browning Hi-Power. He is also seen wielding the BDM with a suppressor in the beginning of the film, although it's appearance at that time is anachronistic. During the fight between Trevelyan and Bond on the transmitter above the dish, Bond gets a hold of the BDM, and turns it against Trevelyan, who later reclaims the weapon from Bond, but eventually runs out of ammo.
General Ourumov (Gottfried John) uses a Makarov PM as his standard sidearm. It is used most notably in the opening sequence at the chemical weapons factory, when he uses it to shoot Trevelyan (unknown to Bond, this killing is fake - merely part of a plot to help Trevelyan disappear). Ourumov then uses it to shoot an unlucky soldier for shooting at Bond against his orders (as Bond was hiding behind a cart full of volatile chemicals, so Ourumov told all the soldiers to hold their fire). He is then seen using it to hold Natalya at gunpoint with it when he captures her. Bond later gives one to her and she uses it to hold a helicopter pilot at gunpoint with it.
Bond very frequently uses the AKS-74U, the compact version of the AK-74, by taking them from slain or incapacitated Russian soldiers. He first acquires this weapon during the opening scene at the chemical weapons factory, and then again during the escape from the Soviet archives (he takes this AKS-74U in the T-55 tank with him, and then uses it again when he confronts Trevelyan on his train).
Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen) also uses an AKS-74U (with two magazines "jungle-taped" together). She first uses this weapon to kill all of the technicians at the Severnaya Goldeneye control center, and then is seen carrying it again on Trevelyan's missile train (however, she drops it when the train crashes, and when Trevelyan tries to grab it, he is stopped by Bond, who points his own AKS-74U at him).
Norinco Type 56 and Type 56-1 (mocked up as AK-74 and AKS-74)
The weapons used by the Russian soldiers throughout the movie (and by Bond and Trevelyan during the shootout on the satellite dish) are often referred to as AK-74 or AKS-74 rifles. This is correct in some instances, but wrong in most cases. The vast majority of the so-called "AK-74s" used by Russian soldiers in this movie are actually Norinco Type 56 and Type 56-1 rifles, Chinese copies of the AKM and AKMS. The prop weapons used in the movie have been fitted with AK-74-style muzzle brakes and plastic magazines to make them resemble AKS-74s, but the giveaway is the fact that the weapons clearly have under-folding stocks (on the AKS-74, the stock folds to the side), and more curved magazines for 7.62x39mm ammo (the AK-74 magazines are less curved). The weapons are clearly identifiable as Norinco Type 56-1s because they have the distinctive hooded front sights which characterize only Chinese-made Kalashnikov variants.
On a few occasions in the movie, it is possible to spot genuine AK-74 and AKS-74 rifles in the hands of some of the Russian soldiers (see below), usually in non-firing scenes. These are not nearly as common, however, as the mocked-up Chinese Type 56s which are intended to pass for AK-74s.
As mentioned previously, there are some genuine AK-74 and AKS-74 rifles in the film. At least one AKS-74 can be seen clearly in the hands of a Russian soldier in the chemical weapons plant, and another is fired at Bond's T-55 during the chase through St. Petersburg.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingAKS-74 5.45x39mmError creating thumbnail: File missingA genuine AKS-74 in the hands of a Russian soldier at the chemical weapons factory. Unlike the rifles above, this weapon appears to be an authentic AKS-74 because it has a side-folding stock, and the magazine has less of a curve, indicating that it is a 5.45x39mm model. It also does not have the hooded front sight of the Chinese AKM variants seen above. The soldier to the right can be seen with a fixed-stock AK-74 as well. The soldier on the far left appears to be aiming at his comrade!Error creating thumbnail: File missingA genuine AKS-74 in the hands of a Russian soldier, being fired at Bond's T-55.
AK-74
Full-stock AK-74 rifles are visible in some scenes, though most of those used appear to be rubber stunt versions.
Outside the chemical facility, before General Ourumov emerges through the crowd of soldiers, one Russian on the far right is holding an RPK light machine gun, distinguishable by the bipod on the bottom. Like the Chinese Type 56 rifles seen in the film, it is fitted with an orange bakelite magazine. The weapon may be a Chinese clone of the RPK, such as the NMD-83, but it is hard to tell.
Another soldier is armed with what appears to be an SVD Dragunov, but it is too hard to tell for sure (it may also be a Chinese Type 79 or some other copy).
During the scene in which Bond meets Zukovsky at his night club in St. Petersburg, he makes a disparaging comment about the singing talents of Zukovsky's mistress. Zukovsky does not take kindly to this comment, so he pulls a Czech CZ 52 pistol from beneath his jacket and fires a round at the couch between Bond's legs. He then fires two more rounds to try and shoot off Bond's legs, but misses, and Bond later calms him down.
Xenia Onatopp kills the two Tiger Pilots with an unknown pistol. According to a production photo, Xenia Onatopp is posing with what looks like a suppressed llama Especial.
When Bond attempts to stop the Tiger helicopter on the frigate La Fayette, he is stopped by French sailors, one of which points an MAS / MAC mle. 1950 pistol in Bond's face.
When Bond is meeting with Q (Desmond Llewelyn) in his lab, a Mk 19 grenade launcher can be briefly seen mounted on what appears to be a Polaris Big Boss 250 all-terrain vehicle. I believe an M134 Minigun is also seen around this part in the Q-Lab but only very vaguely for about a second.
At the end of the film, Bond and Natalya are making out in a field near the destroyed Janus base when CIA Agent Jack Wade (Joe Don Baker) approaches them and calls out a squad of U.S. Marines that had been hiding all around them, the Marines being armed with M16A2 rifles.
File:Pen.jpgQ Branch's newest device. Class 4 pen grenade. Three clicks of the plunger activates the 4 second fuse, another 3 disarms itFile:Q.jpgThe cleverly hidden explosive deviceFile:Q2.jpgQ tests the capabilities of the grenade...the pen truly is mightier than the sword!
