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Soviet Spy Cameras Disguised as Briefcases For Sale at Leica Auction
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Extremely Rare KGB Spy Camera Briefcase Could Be Yours for the Right Price
Photo credit: Leitz Photographica Auction During the Cold War, a Soviet spy walking through a dark Eastern Bloc street with a plain leather briefcase was a common sight. It looked like ordinary luggage, but inside was a clever secret: the Neozit F-27 electric spy camera, ready to take hidden photos through a tiny lens. This [...]
“I’ll tell you the truth, I’ve been a Russian spy for almost 30 years,” said 64-year-old Gunvor Galtung Haavik when she was arrested in the winter of 1977 after a long investigation. The shy woman in the brown coat and headscarf was eventually charged with having held 259 secret meetings with the KGB over a 27-year period, and with having shared confidential documents with Soviet intelligence officers in exchange for cash, exclusive gifts and th…
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