And you thought those James Bond gadgets were only in movies.

The real tools of a spy’s trade are just as incredible: cameras built into bras, deadly umbrellas, razor sharp knives hidden in shoe heels (designed for cutting ropes if your hands are bound) and cigarettes that turn into guns.

While the most up-to-date tech remains classified for obvious reasons, thousands of items that once had top-secret status now reside in the hands of collectors. And they have been known to deploy similar cloak-and-dagger to those they admire to get hold of the goods. 13

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Three collectors, all affiliated with the International Spy Museum in Washington DC , came clean to The Post about their goodies and the edgy purposes they once served.

KGB, CIA and Mossad

H. Keith Melton first got expo

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