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Top 10 Weird and Wacky Spy Devices

From History

From lipstick guns to pigeon cameras, here are ten of the strangest spy devices ever created, each a testament to the ingenuity (and oddness) of espionage.


  • The Lipstick Pistol – A single-shot weapon disguised as makeup.

  • The Shoe Transmitter – A bug hidden in a heel.

  • Pigeon Cameras – Tiny cameras strapped to messenger pigeons.

  • The Pipe Radio – An everyday pipe concealing a radio.

  • The Bulgarian Umbrella – An umbrella modified to fire poison pellets.

  • The Wristwatch Camera – Early mini-cameras hidden in a watch.

  • The Coin Radio – A radio hidden inside a hollowed-out coin.

  • The Buttonhole Camera – A tiny camera that peeked through a jacket.

  • The Exploding Rat – A taxidermied rat concealing explosives.

  • The Transmitter Rock – A listening device hidden inside a fake rock.

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