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Wednesday, 17 December 2014

SECRET AGENT SUITCASE

Back in the sixties the success of James Bond and the Man from UNCLE meant a lot of toys were spy themed, and I for one loved them.

Some TV Century 21 competitions featured spy sets, generally centred around the gun, which was usually made by Lone Star.


I remember getting this James Bond suitcase for Christmas in 1966. It was made of cardboard and contained a Winchester rifle which connected together. The gun was a Walther P38 rather than Bond's trusty Walther PPK. Not that I was too bothered, as the P38 was the gun used by Napoleon Solo in UNCLE.


Here's an UNCLE suitcase. Rather than a P38 this contained a Mauser c96,  This was an ungainly looking gun . Solo was featured using a Luger in publicity photos I'd have settled for that.


This set did contain the right gun (although it didn't have that unique UNCLE flash eliminator) and I do remember saving the tokens,but alas, I never did get one.


Any look at spy sets wouldn't be complete with the Secret Sam set. I'd imagine quite a few of you lot owned one of them.
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5 comments:

  1. Kid12/18/2014 5:55 am

    I had a Man From U.N.C.L.E. suitcase, but it wasn't the one pictured here. Mine was a cheaper one - a cardboard case (I think) with not quite so many goodies. The pistol was a luger-type, with detachable sights, silencer and shoulder rest. I still have one of the bullets from it.

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  2. SCOOP12/18/2014 7:05 am

    Still sounds nice, Kid. I assuming it wasn't a lone star type gun , rather a plastic Luger.
    I would have loved the Vosene /Macleans one.

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    1. Kid12/18/2014 4:13 pm

      D'you know, I THINK it was metal, but I could be confusing it with another Luger I had - so it might've been plastic. The case was a sort of 'hard' cardboard. Wish I still had it, obviously.

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  3. Arto12/18/2014 12:37 pm

    I wonder whether it is still possible to come across these original Vosene / Macleans products (packagings at least) with an U.N.C.L.E. offer.

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    1. SCOOP12/18/2014 5:02 pm

      I would love that Arto. I can still remember the packaging on the toothpaste as if it was yesterday.
      I occasionally check out eBay but no luck so far.

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