 The character of Q / Major Boothroyd in the Ian Fleming (I) (qv)  James Bond novels was based on Major Geoffrey Boothroyd, a gun  expert who lived in Glasgow, Scotland. He wrote to Fleming about the  James Bond character and his choice of firearms. Major Geoffrey  Boothroyd can be seen with Sean Connery (qv) in the black and  white 1964 short documentary, "The Guns of James Bond" which was  made to promote _Goldfinger_ (qv).