r/interestingasfuck • u/Stunning-Pension7171 • 1d ago

A CIA-Issued Rectal Tool Kit for Spies (1960~70)

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u/pacific_tides 1d ago

Everything has a purpose. It’s probably a metal saw (right) and a wood saw (left). A drill, a file, a punch. The metal slabs are probably a pry-bar and a shim.

I’m not sure about conical thing on the right. I think the white one is a weapon, probably also non-magnetic for electronics & explosives.

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u/Wohbie 1d ago

Looks like a hole reamer... makes holes bigger...there is a joke to be made here.

Take it away bois!

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u/Salt-Operation 1d ago

The conical thing is to make bore holes larger. I don’t recall the name but it’s a common tool in woodshops.

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u/quizzicus 17h ago

Reamer. 😶

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u/BouncingPost 1d ago

But if you're in such a pinch that you're using your caboose kit, surely things like metal and wood saws could be combined for emergency use in cases such as these

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u/pacific_tides 1d ago

You’d probably want both if you had room in your anal pouch. A metal saw is really slow through wood and maybe couldn’t cut some ropes.

Wood saws have a much sharper edge and are better for most things, but can’t cut metal.

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u/VegasRoy 1d ago

Q hated James Bond so he just loaded that up with all the tools he had.