During the precredits sequence in the unknown Latin American country, the soldiers all wield M16A1 rifles with 20 round magazines. The soldiers guarding James Bond (Roger Moore) after his capture are armed with M16A1s, after Bond pulls their parachute ripcords, commandeers one and uses it to shoot out the truck's left front tire, causing it to crash.
James Bond (Roger Moore) carries a Walther P5 as his sidearm in this movie, despite having told Q that he "mislaid my PPK". This was to appease Walther, who wanted to promote a new pistol. Interesting to note is that this was the same pistol used by Sean Connery's version of Bond in Never Say Never Again, released the same year.
Some of Kamal Khan's guards use Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) made by Ishapore of India as well as No. 1 Mk III/MkIII* and No. 4 rifles from other British Commonwealth countries.
The SA Vz.58 is used by the East German border guards, some of Kamal's men, and Bond (most notably while sliding down the banister).
Error creating thumbnail: File missingCzech SA vz-58V(Výsadkový aka "Airborne") with folding stock - 7.62x39mmA border guard stands with his Vz. 58.Border guards and a Soviet fire at the escaping Orlov.Bond picks up a guard's SA Vz. 58.Bond fires the Vz. 58 as he slides down the banister.Bond drops the Vz. 58 as he gets to the bottom.
Octopussy (Maud Adams) takes a Smith & Wesson Model 36 from one of the Air Force officers at the circus and uses it to blow the lock off the base of the circus cannon, revealing the atomic bomb inside.
During the attack on Kamal Khan's palace, Octopussy (Maud Adams) pulls a nickel plated Beretta Jetfire on him, but is knocked out of her hand by Gobinda (Kabir Bedi)
