Spy Equipment Revealed

Lipstick Pistol
c. 1965, USSR, KGB issue

Referred to as "The Kiss of Death," the lipstick pistol was employed by KGB operatives during the Cold War. This 4.5 mm single shot weapon was disguised as a tube of lipstick, easily hidden in a purse. The existence of such a weapon was first detected at a border crossing into West Berlin.

(Photo courtesy of the International Spy Museum)

	Lipstick Pistol c. 1965, USSR, KGB issue Referred to as "The Kiss of Death," the lipstick pistol was employed by KGB operatives during the Cold War. This 4.5 mm single shot weapon was disguised as a tube of lipstick, easily hidden in a purse. The existence of such a weapon was first detected at a border crossing into West Berlin. (Photo courtesy of the International Spy Museum)
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