Spycameras: The Soviet KGB's Tochka Camera- Type A.

Krasnogorsk Totschka S-252 Camera. (Type A).
Manufactured for KGB. Serial Number B106.
Fixed focus lens. No viewfinder.
Manufactured c1960.
During the Cold War, this camera was the Soviet Union’s equivalent to the Minox subminature camera. Both have similar dimensions.
Used by the KGB in the 1960s and 1970s for surveillance purposes, the camera could be used alone or in a body worn configuration. It is regularly shown to have been hidden behind the wearer’s tie, viewing through an adapted tie pin.
Several versions exist. The camera shown is a model "A" which uses its own unique film cassettes (unlike the model "B" which can use Minox cassettes). The model "A" also has no viewfinder so that the camera can only be used while hidden. The casing has two clips attached top and bottom to assist with mounting in various concealments.
These concealments are known to have included a fake case for a pair of glasses used by the KGB, while the East German STASI used the camera hidden in a pair of gloves.
When fully wound it can shoot about 20 exposures by just pressing the shutter button each time. Speeds: 1/10, 1/50, 1/150 and 1/400 sec. The type "A" has a frame counter on the rear of the casing.
Frame size, 8 x 11 mm. Both models of camera use 9.5mm film.
This model comes as part of a set in the original wooden box containing cased film cassettes, a film splitter and a winder. It was apparently factory sealed and unopened until 2015.
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