 The armorer who gives Bond his Walther PPK at the start of the film  is Major Boothroyd, who in the next film,  _From Russia with Love (1963)_ (qv) would be played by  Desmond Llewelyn (qv). Beginning with _Goldfinger (1964)_ (qv),  the "armorer" would forever be known as "Q" (for "Quartermaster").  The character of Boothroyd, also appears in Flemings original Dr.  No novel. He is named for Geoffrey Boothroyd, who wrote to Fleming  complaining about Bonds use of a beretta in the early Bond books  and recommending Bond use a Walther PPK instead. This detail was  included in the novel and later included in this film, establishing  part of the Bond legend. Q is based loosely on Charles Fraser