Spy Equipment Revealed

Coat with Buttonhole Camera
c. 1970s, USSR, KGB issue

The KGB used small, lightweight cameras for various methods of clandestine photography. The camera lens was hidden behind a false button on the front of the user's coat. Careful where you walk -- this concealment proved so successful, it remains in use today.

(Photo courtesy of the International Spy Museum)

	Coat with Buttonhole Camera c. 1970s, USSR, KGB issue The KGB used small, lightweight cameras for various methods of clandestine photography. The camera lens was hidden behind a false button on the front of the user's coat. Careful where you walk -- this concealment proved so successful, it remains in use today. (Photo courtesy of the International Spy Museum)
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