108 - KGB | MEZON Spy Audio Recorder

KGB | MEZON Spy Audio Recorder Estimate: €1,200–1,400 Year: c. 1970 Serial No.: 1009 88 Condition: B English: MEZON 1 is a miniature, body-worn, covert stereo audio recorder developed and introduced in the early 1960s in the former Soviet Union (USSR) by Factory No. 19 in Poltava (Ukraine) for use by the KGB and other intelligence agencies. The device was in production throughout the 1960s and 1970s and records audio from a microphone onto a thin 0.05 mm metal wire instead of tape. - This device is not a camera, but an interesting item for collectors of spy cameras and equipment. German: The MEZON 1 is a portable, miniature stereo audio recording device designed for covert use on the body, which was developed and introduced in the early 1960s in the Soviet Union by Plant No. 19 in Poltava (Ukraine) for the KGB and other intelligence services. The device was manufactured in the 1960s and 1970s and records the microphone signal on a metal wire just 0.05 mm thick instead of on audio tape. It is not a camera, but it is an interesting collector’s item for enthusiasts of spy cameras and intelligence equipment.