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Super Sources INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~ This file is (like the Spy Schools file), a listing of active companies who sell some very interesting devices, not what you would find at your local K- Mart, unless it's in Iraq. I list active suppliers of; Surveillance gear, lock and safe opening tools, tactical and strategic security gear, unusual weapons, and of course some which carry items which are also 'interesting'. I don't really feel that this file warrents a disclaimer (or as in my past files, a lack of one), since most of the information is legal, but the uses of the equipment you get is questionable at very best. Sooo, on with the file. SURVEILLANCE GEAR AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DIRIJO CORPORATION Post Box 212 Lowell, NC 28098 Dirijo is one of the newest and most interesting entries in the electronics communications/other things field. I have personally tested a couple of their devices and found them to be quite workable and excellent values for the price. Dirijo is a low cost entry into the field of unusual electronics and their projects are offered both in kit and fully completed form and include such things as satellite dishes, decoders, radar detectors, a parabolic ear for long range audio, an inexpensive through wall amplifier for hearing extremely small noises on a solid surface, and their creme de la creme, a laser receiver. Dirijo actually constructed a laser receiver and a laser transmitter, an unmodulated laser beam, and then wrote an article that made the cover of a popular electronics magazine. They pointed out that the laser device could be used for direct communication or, when bounced off a window pane, would reflect modulations caused by a conversation within the room and would allow one to employ the device as a laser eavesdropping device. Soon after this article appeared, they were rather forcibly reminded that possessing a device designed exclusively for eavesdropping is against federal laws. Now Dirijo offers only the laser pickup and receiver. The receiver is designed to be used only with the helium neon laser such as a Heath Kit or other easily obtained Class ll device with a red output. The receiver is a wide band receiver based on a phototransistor and an IRD detector. They use optical and audio focusing and amplification in order to make a quite usable receiver system that, if someone were to set up with a separate laser, could quite easily and quite cheaply be employed as an eavesdropping device. We are giving this information for informational purposes only. However, we have discovered it is simple enough to set up this receiver and a Heath Kit laser in order to receive window modulations from a 200' - 500' range. I would assume greater distances are possible with experimentation. Dirijo plans on bringing out other products as they are a fairly new entry in this field. CONY MANUFACTURING COMPANY #27, 2 - Chome, Kangetsu-cho Chikusa - ku, Nagoya 464 Japan Cony, the world's all time leader in inexpensive electronic transmitters, phone transmitters and through wall devices, is still in operation and going strong. For some reason, this company seems to change their address every year or two, possibly to help people like me sell updated sheets. However, their quality is simply outstanding for the minor amounts of money involved in purchase of their devices. They will ship direct. A number of American companies buy their products and sell them for ten times prices asked by Cony. As a quick review, I should point out Cony transmitters are some of the smallest on the market, quite stable and offer some of the most practical range measurements of any micro-sized unit. DECO INDUSTRIES Box 607 Bedford Hills, NY 10507 As of this writing, Deco offers two kits (easy to assemble), a miniature FM transmitter with a four-stage circuit for stability and range, as well as a wireless telephone transmitter, which automaticaliy transmits both sides of any telephone conversation to a FM radio. The audio transmitter by our tests will pick up normal conversations from 50' - 75' away and up to a one-mile range can be expected with the right receiver. The device is approximately the size of a quarter. The phone device, the size of a dime, will only reach out for a quarter of a mile or so. Both kits are in the $30 range. INFORMATION UNLIMITED Box 716 Amherst, NH 03031 800-221-1705 Info Unlimited is another company which has not only endured but grown over the years. They now offer some extremely unusual devices and kits including countersurveillance devices, shotgun microphones, voice scramblers, three new voice and telephone transmitters (under $50 each), shocking devices, lasers that could be used hypothetically speaking, with the above mentioned receivers, laster aiming devices for rifles and pistols, C02 lasers that will actually cut steel and a number of other very interesting devices. (Their catalog is, as always, a 'fun' read and they even offer an 800 number (for orders only). Information Unlimited will also, for a fee, assemble many of their kits and or trouble shoot other people's efforts. They will even take on custom electronic design for a client. SHERWOOD COMMUNICATIONS 310 Industrial Highway South Hampton, PA 18966 Sherwood is an unusual supplier as they maintain an extensive library, of technical and professional journals and textbooks on countermeasures, surveillance operations, equipment operations and service manuals. In addition, they operate one of the only, if not the only, Salvation Army Store for surveillance items. That is, Mike Russell, owner of Sherwood, buys and resells used surveillance and countersurveillance equipment. You can be put on the mailing list by request and every month or so will receive a list which includes such things as Mason Phone Analyzers, scan lock receivers, non- linear junction detectors, countermeasures amplifiers, light noise generators, spectrum analyzers, video cameras, night scopes, portable radios, an occasional taser or two and even a 1979 amoured Ford with Level V protection. This is a very, good idea. Russell seems to offer honest evaluations of the equipment and his prices are definitely in line, allowing one to save quite a bit of money, instead of buying from the OEM. Sherwood also offers a few interesting items of a suNeillance nature which would be illegal to possess and/or operate unless one was a government agent or a police agency. This is not a widely circulated fact and he will not send you information on these devices unless you write on your letterhead or convince him you are legally allowed to buy these devices. If you are, I would suggest you take a look as he has some things not offered anywhere else as far as I know. ZANDI PO Box 25647 Tempe, AZ 85282 A small company that offers manuals, circuit boards or complete project kits for voice disguisers, miniature FM transmitters, telephone transmitters and a complete selection of satellite television components. The prices are extremely cheap. For instance - $55 for a voice disguiser kit or $27 for an FM transmitter. Another small outfit in business at the time of this writing. SCIENCE WORKSHOP Box 393 Bethbage, NY 11714 Although not oriented toward surveillance, they offer a number of kits, parts and occasionally assembled boards, for items which can act as low-price replacements for several countermeasures devices. The item that jumps off the page is a complete spectrum analyzer with scope display and a number of stages allowing wide frequency coverage. This device can be made for a couple of hundred, not thousand, dollars and appears to do many of the things the $7,000 Tekronics unit would do. They occasionally offer such things as electronic boom microphones, various and assorted amplifiers or whatever seems to be taking up shelf space in their store. Obviously a small outfit but worth tracking. JOHN H. MESHNA, JR., INC. 19 Allerton Street Linn, MA 01904 John runs a surplus electronic business. His supply catalog changes dependent upon what's available and can include such things as computer keyboards, portable lasers, monitors, filters, batteries, electronic components, night vision gear, infrared hand-held sources, tape recorders, headphones, receivers and an occasional sequence recording camera designed to shoot the face of a radar scope or even Loran and sea navigational boards for those of you who want to know where you are at all times. At any rate, John's prices are good and the selection is quite interesting. DBH COMMUNICATIONS 31849 Pacific Highway South Suite 289 Federal Way, WA 98003 Import/Export "specialized electronics" is how their logo reads. The main device is a product called the car hunter, which appears to be a very well thought out electronic tailing device including a rechargeable transmitter that runs approximately 15 hours on a shot. The monitor incorporates three different channels so if one channel becomes inoperable due to interference or inherent characteristics of the frequency, one can switch to the next channel. There are atenuators and signal strength indicators to help judge the distance to the target. The sensitivity is one of the few I've seen rated in what appears to be an honest fashion. A range of up to two - three KM in urban areas and five KM in suburban areas. Additionally, ranges of 15 KM can be reached if there is an altitude difference between the receiver and the vehicle. They also carry some lower priced but critical countermeasures equipment including transmitter detectors, combination units such as the ATM2 (which is able to locate hidden microphones of tape recorders) video cameras, carrier current, sub-carrier detectors and wire tap detectors. They are adding to their line miniature CD cameras, transmitter belts, long-time running transmitters and stun guns. If you are an employee or officer agent or person with a contract with the United States or a state political subdivision thereof,they do have a detailed catalog of surveillance devices you may obtain by sending $5.00 and a letter- head. The above devices are, however, available to the general public. CCS COMMUNICATION CONTROL, INC. 9461 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90212 With offices in New York, Miami, Washington, Houston, Chicago, Beverly Hills, Paris and London, CCS is the upper echelon end of surveillance and countermeasures equipment, stocking everything from bullet-proofing kits - yes, you can turn your own car into an armoured Ford sedan - and letter bomb detectors to nightscopes and sophisticated telephone masking and analyzing devices. Prices ain't cheap and over the years, if you have been following, you will note that CCS has run into a bit of problems here and there with the federal government and for awhile worked with the FBI turning over some of their customers to this federal agency. The catalog is nice as well as quite expensive. PK ELECTRONICS Heidenkampsweg 74 2000 Hamburg 13 Republic of Germany PK is probably the largest manufacturer and supplier of surveillance equip- ment in the world. Their exotic selection includes transmitters hidden in light bulbs, transmitters disguised to look like capacitors, infrared transmitters, laser transmitter receivers plus every possible object in countermeasures devices available. They're not cheap, but in this case you do get what you pay for. MICRO AND SECURITY ELECTRONIC P. O. Box 1864 2000 Hamburg 13 Micro Electronic is the direct competitor to PK. Its catalog is not quite so extensive - two color rather than four color - but they stock virtually every transmitting device, countermeasures device, tear gas trunchion, through wall microphone, amplifier and even loaded ashtrays, one could possibly require. Yes, they too, stock the laser. CROWN BRIDGE INDUSTRIES 2 Thorncliff Park Drive Unit 29 Toronto, Ontario M4H 1 H2 Trackfinder is a fairly new entry into the world of electronic tailgating. Their device consists of an extremely small transmitter and a receiver which offers a three to five mile range by land and a 20 mile range by air. The transmitters are small enough that they can be hidden, not only on cars but in packages or on various articles of clothing. Some of the transmitters are actually transceivers and will not begin transmitting until the "wake up" signal is received from the receiver unit. These units sell in the $2,500 price range and are stocked by a number of distributors. Up to this point we have not had an opportunity to test these and the small output of the transmitter makes me a little nervous. Do not take this as a negative report but find out for yourself if you are interested. VIKING INTERNATIONAL Post Office Box 632 Newhall, CA 91322 Viking still exists pretty much in the same form it has over the last few years. They offer well-engineered devices of their own design plus stock a number of pieces from other people. The emphasis here is on countermeasures equipment including such things as lie detectors, mask phones, microwave detectors and infrared detectors. They also provide specialized microphones and long-play tape recorders as well as a couple of personal and/or indoor miniature transmitters. Viking has always offered a good selection, good prices and good service. Il appears to be still true. JARVIS INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 3212 North 74th East Avenue Tulsa, OK 74115 Besides their primary business of countermeasure participation and sur- reptitious instruction, they stock a very nice 1 00dB amplifier, some line tracers, feedback detectors, line drivers and miniature microphones. Jarvis carries a few other audio and video cameras, monitors, and the like and acts as a representative for "Tactical RF", fronting their entire product line which consists of bikers belt buckle transmitters, wallet transmitters, ball cap transmitters, paper transmitters, line decoders and extenders. They will custom design and build special devices for installation into any surveillance target area. As one would expect, these latter items are available to the law enforcement community only. FARGO COMPANY 577 10th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Fargo conducts countermeasures sweeps and provides several pieces of gear including a very nice scanning receiver with a sensitive front end for bug detection, a complete countersweep package and an effective contact micro- phone and amplifier used to examine audio from suspicious packages. AMC SALES Box 928 Downey, CA 90241 AMC specializes in low-cost surveillance and countersurveillance equipment including extended play recorders, miniature microphones and drop out relays. MICRO LAB 10 Micro Lab Road Livingston, NJ 07039 The original non-linear junction detector company has added a few other top of-the-line countersurveillance items. Very expensive. Very good. R. B. CLIFTON 11500 Northwest 7th Avenue Miami, FL 33168 Clifton was one of the original entries in the low-cost countermeasure field. He still stocks boosted strength field meters, phone testers and voltage leak detectors. GARRISON PROTECTIVE ELECTRONICS Box 128 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 A dealer of low-cost surveillance gear including sound switches, recorders and amplifiers. NORMAN PEELE 1800 North Highland #311 Los Angeles, CA 90028 Norman has a number of lower-end items such as filters, hidden cameras and transmitters. LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATES 88 Holmes Belleville, NJ 07109 One of the very largest suppliers of surveillance countermeasures and police type equipment in the United States. A catalog at the time of this writing costs $20.00 and most of the equipment is distributed (they are not an OEM) but if you've heard of it and it's around, chances are they carry it. DECTOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 515 Barnard Street Savannah, GA 31401 Dector has designed several nice countermeasure pieces including analyzers and noise masked phone sets. Prices are not cheap but again one tends to get what one pays for. He also seems to stock a few things from other people and, occasionally, will teach courses in use of countersurveillance equipment. ESC 341 West 45th Street New York, NY 10036 A large distributor of electronics and physical products from both sides of the surveillance-countersurveillance fence. Probably one of the most complete offerings of equipment available. ISA 30 Commerce Road Stamford, CT 06904 Expensive, top-of-the-line security and countermeasure receivers, analyzers, Jensen detectors and other expensive gear. CAPRI ELECTRONICS Route 1, Box 91 Canyon, GA 30520 Capri offers a number of low-cost augment-type devices; i.e., scanner boosters, scanner frequency extenders, antennas and some low-end counter- measure gear. Capri fills a unique niche in the equipment field. HAMTRONICS 65 Moul Road Hilton, NY 14468 Like Capri, they offer some converters that allow scanners to hear the real public service bands or frequencies that bugs might be placed on. MARTIN KAISER, INC. Box 171 Cockeysville, MD 21030 Martin offers a couple models of contact stethoscopes which include an ultra- sonic probe for listening to timing devices. His units appear quite profes- sional. AID (AUDIO INTELLIGENCE DEVICES) Box 23130 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33307 A line of custom and stock suNeillance items limited to law enforcement only. SWS SECURITY 1A Colonial Avenue Annapolis, MD 21408 SWS stocks many products including briefcase video reporters, chip cameras, IR cameras, infrared beacons, video and audio links, phone line video systems, parabolic microphones, suNeillance transmitters, spike mics, and a number of other hard to get and exciting items. One of the few OEM American manufacturers of topnotch surveillance gear. As one might suspect, much of this is limited to law enforcement or state and federal agencies. CONTROLONICX CORPORATION 6A Lyberty Way Westford, MA 01886 Controlonicx manufactures audio accessories for portable two-way radios. These products enhance performance, expand the environments in which the radios can be used, and, in fact, several are designed specifically for hands-off surveillance operation including ear mics, hidden switches and other "invisible" control devices. CYOMM CORPORATION 6665 Southwest Hampton Portland, OR 97223 Cyomm sells state-of-the art scramblers for mobile radios and telephone equipment. They claim to have the clearest decoded voice quality of any voice scrambler available, have such features as built-in management system keys for remote key users should a unit be stolen and utilize a digital audio memory that allows users to talk in real time rather than deal with the delays present in most scrambling devices. As one would suspect, they claim to offer one of the highest levels of encryption available as various devices. F. G. MASON ENGINEERING 1700 Post Road Fairfield, CT 06430 Mason is one of the better known OEM manufacturers of countermeasure receivers, automatic telephone test gear, integrity monitoring systems, and spectrum analyzers. Their devices are expensive but feature such things as digital tuning, huge band whips, subcarrier analysis, fully programmable 3200 channel memories, on board floppy disks, and other bells and whistles not found on devices of lesser quality. Many other companies distribute Mason equipment and their telephone analyzers are probably the industry standard by default. FELIX SECURITY P. O. Box 446 Oregon City, OR 97045 Speciality surveillance equipment including time lapse video recorders, infrared video beam transmission systems, super beam microphones for extreme directional ability, light intensified video cameras, surveillance periscopes, surveillance periscope and video scope control units and complete surveillance bands which include such things as infrared security light systems and printers, alarm systems, microwave transmission units, cameras, recorders, etc. Obviously, this is not an OEM company and is oriented toward law enforcement although it is unknown at this time if they actually limit their sales to such agencies as most of their things would be legal if used in a legal manner such as the infrared video composite transmitting system with a one mile range, since infrared transmissions are not subject to FCC or government regulation. HOUSEHOLD DATE SERVICES 12310 Pinecrest Road Reston, VA 22091 HDS sells a briefcase encapsulated surveillance system which operates on the carrier current principle. That is, the transmitter is a subminiature unit which can be installed in a lamp or a wall receptacle and it transmits directly over the power lines to its compatible receiver. The power line's range is limited only by the fact that power company transformers will destroy the audio. As long as there are no transformers involved, a range of several thousand feet can be expected on this system. MIL ELECTRONIC, LTD. 47 Upper Grosvenor Street Mayfair, London WIX9PG A wide variety of transmitters and receivers for covert operations including crystal controlled units and professional quality audio recorders. MIL also offers unusual equipment that monitors Telex facsimile and telephone lines from a surreptitious standpoint. DATONG ELECTRONICS, LTD. Clayton Wood Close West Park, Leeds, England LS1 66QE Electronic countersurveillance equipment including a very nice looking miniaturized transmitter detector which features a 10 MHz - 2 GHz range on AM-FM subcarrier micro-processor controlled radio direction finding equipment and other countersurveillance devices. Expensive. SECURITY RESEARCH, LTD. 9/C High Street Bramley, Surrey, England G U50H F A system of NATO-approved telephone analyzers, transmitter detectors, and the "BROOM" non-linear junction detector. EXCALIBUR ENTERPRISES Box 266 Emmaus, PA 18049 A distributor of night vision surveillance devices, Excalibur has been in business for some 13 years and pride themselves on knowing their equipment as well as featuring a complete line of IR and starlight-type scopes. Their equipment appears to be made by Night Vision Equipment Company, a government contractor, and meets all military specs and grades. They stock IR filters for flashlights, IR lights, IR beacons, photo adapters, tripod adapters, video relays, surveillance unit pocket viewers, filters; all in all, a nice line of visual equipment. Prices seem to be in line, although there are few bargains in this field as most equipment is expensive to begin with. B. E. MYERS AND COMPANY 17525 Northeast 67th Ct. Redmond, WA 98052 The Dark Invader is a system based on a second generation Star-tron type scope with a number of high quality features such as automatic shutoff when aimed at bright images, various recording and connectors enhancement systems, interchangeable lenses and different mounting facilities. Coupled to the basic unit is an IR light source for enhancing the viewing under conditions of total darkness. In other words, the Dark Invader can be used as a standard Star-tron type viewer and then, if the situation changes for instance, one needs to see a license plate on a car parked in a dark garage at night or needs to go into the interior of a large building where there is simply no available light, the IR enhancement is switched on, allowing the night vision tube to see clearly in complete darkness. The Dark Invader's surveillance systems use a 25mm second generation enhancer and have become quite well known within the government agencies of a number of countries. The prices are two-fold, one for police and government and one for retail. As one would expect, this unit is not cheap and averages over $4,000. The police and government figure is several hundred dollars less than the retail figure. Have a cop buy one for you. REI, RESEARCH ELECTRONICS, INC. 1570 Brown Avenue Cookeville, TN 38501 REI specializes in telephone scramblers and countermeasures sweep gear. Some of their newer releases are privacy units which provide acoustic noise generation and other types of acoustic screens against microphones or telephone tapping. STANO COMPONENTS Box 6274 San Bernardino, CA 92412 Stano is actually an acronym which represents surveillance target acquisition and night observation. This is a technological grouping used in friendly military forces. The concept evolved from the Vietnam era and deals with night observation surveillance and targeting systems. Stano Components offers a unique collection of night vision equipment primarily from military and military suppliers. Their units are either new or reconditioned (with a price difference between the categories) and begin with the AN/PBS and AN/PAS first generation starlight and infrared viewers used in Vietnam. After this they progress through a number of more modern pocket and a couple second generation units. They also offer seismic detection units and even man portable surveillance radar units, if you have trouble keeping an eye on your children. Stano has taken the concept of military night observation and applied a system of modular adapters to allow the same unit to be used for observation surveillance and as a weapons sight. This is an unusual technique, the versatility of which can save literally thousands of dollars for a small department or single person with multiple needs. Stano offers probably the best prices around on a wide variety of gear because of their sources. It is possible to get a professional government spec infrared viewer with foam lined case for about $450. They do guarantee their equipment and offer a large number of accessories such as infrared flashlights, carrying cases, infrared filters and driving lights. STAR-TRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 900 Freeport Road Pittsburg, PA 15238 Star-tron is an OEM manufacturer of second generation of passive night vision equipment. Like Xerox the term Star-tron has become synonymous with starlight type scopes, although they were never known for their low budget sensibilities. For some reason Star-tron has come around, and now, much like a weekend at K-Mart, is offering on-the-spot sales. They've cut their prices 35% to 65% and it's now possible to buy a second generation scope for about $1,500 or a hand enclosed shirt pocket size scope for about $1,600. UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGIES Box 38169 Dallas, TX 75238 Still one of my personal favorite entries in the low light vision field. SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGICAL GROUP Post Box 427 Rye, NY 10580 Starlight scopes for rifles, second generation pocket scopes and starlight- type camera lenses for photographic flexibility. VMI (VISUAL METHODS, INC.) 35 Charles Street Westwood, NJ 07675 Wireless TV cameras with a 600' range, pinhole lenses, right angle pinhole lenses, vehicle inspection units, fiber optic transmission lines, fiber optic pinhole lenses, video cameras hidden in fire extinguishers and radio speakers are some of the items available from VMI. For a mere $1,100 you can get a miniature TV camera that runs off AC or 12- volt DC and transmits 200' to a portable Sony Walkman television... CRIME EYE, INC. 5036 North 54th Ave., Suite 9 Glendale, AZ 85301 Video cameras hidden in stereo speakers, table radios, card files, catalog sample cases as well as pinhole lens converters for still cameras, special film, small cameras and video transmission systems. ATV RESEARCH, INC. 13th and Broadway Dakota City, NB 68731 Kind of a surplus video store. They sell what they have on hand: cameras, converters, filters, mixers, modulators, spectrum analyzers and even the odd prepackaged distribution amp. SURVEYOR, INC. 262 Carleton Drive Carol Stream, IL 60188 Compact low light level TV solid state CCD chip cameras. CLOSE CIRCUIT SYSTEMS 4536 Auburn Blvd., Suite E Sacramento, CA 95841 Miniature and subminiature closed circuit cameras and complete systems. Although not necessarily designed for surveillance, their stock lends itself precisely to that end. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY Chemical Light Department Wayne, NJ 07470 Makers of the cyalume light sticks, chemical cold light that is manually activated and then produces up to 12 hours of red, yellow or green light with no heat or flame. The company has branched out and now have high intensity light sticks as well as a very unusual model that produces infrared, which can and is used with infrared viewers and night vision equipment to provide supplementary illumination as well as to mark such things as landing strips, ships, or picnic spots. They also have accessories such as holders and even a Cylume stick trip flare. LASER AIM, INC. 100 S. Main Street Little Rock, AR 72203 Interchangeable laser projected sighting systems. Laser aim sites fit on virtually any handgun, rifle or bow and project a red dot (after sighting in) where the projectile will strike the target. Laser Aim also provides mounts for many flashlights on various weapons and a rather unusual base camp finder for people who are too stupid to find their way back to camp from two miles away and a couple of guns firing benches as well as a nice selection of holsters and a modular with belt support system. SUPPLIERS OF STRATEGIC AND UNUSUAL EQUIPMENT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHOMER-TECH P. O. Box 2187 Bellingham, WA 98227 An irresistible, unusual supply of enough things to get anyone in trouble of one sort or another. I don't know who is in charge of buying for Shomer-Tech but like myself and many people I know, they obviously never grew up. What a fun catalog! How about Capstun grenades, teargas grenades with either pepper oil/CS stun gas in them? Yes, I know you're not allowed to buy teargas grenades. These are not actually grenades, They are locked tight aerosal cans similar to the cans of insecticide used to fumigate houses, except, of course, these fumigate people. What an amazing 45 minutes of hassle one could cause with just one little can of Capstun. If grenades are a little heavy for you, how about teargas spray that has been loaded into paintgun pellets so you can take your little C02 paintgun and really let someone know when they've been hit. They also feature a nice selection of batons, handcuffs, badges, wallets, door openers, lock picks, a fair selection of telephone recording devices, small transmitters, voice activated transmitters, smoke grenades, rappelling equipment, rappelling rope, T-shirts, a few books, camouflage sweaters, tactical equipment, harnesses, booney hats, gas masks, Gl goggles, binoculars and even survival fish hooks that won't let the fish escape. An outstanding catalog. Prices are good. LIFE FORCE TECHNOLOGY P. O. Box 4165 Aspen, CO 81612 Another great entry into the mail order business. Life Force is sort of a Sharper Image for spies. Not only do they carry Carrera sunglasses and jackets that hold CD players, you can buy survival knives, a $35,000 personal one- place helicopter, water filters, calculators, computers, through wall listening devices, binoculars with amplified microphones, the Dark Invader night starlight viewing system, phone scramblers and a lot of other neat gear. Life Force is the brainchild of one of ESl's founders and another rather interesting gentlemen from Colorado and they seem to have skipped around and chosen things they find of interest for inclusion. If you are not on the mailing list, I suggest you get there. VALLAY ELECTRONICS 5683 Kootenai River Road Libby, MT 59923 A more serious catch-all catalog of some 802 pages, Vallay carries rifles, pistols, crossbows, black powder guns, shooting accessories, reloading equipment, BB guns, gun parts, camping equipment, books, hearing protectors, glasses, gunsmithing tools, holsters, belts and duck calls. The only thing they don't seem to carry is anything remotely related to electronics... Note: Any of these suppliers automatically comply with federal and state regulations. You cannot just send away and buy a pistol. However, many will deliver to your nearest gunsmith who charges a small fee to receive and transfer the weapon if you are not a licensed dealer yourself. And, of course, you can always become licensed... CRIMINAL RESEARCH PRODUCTS, INC. CRP Building 206-218 E. Hector Street Conshohocken, PA 19428 For 30 years CRP has been one of the largest suppliers of police and security-oriented equipment from fingerprint powders, evidence presentation kits to iodine fuming guns, some of the best latent print kits for both the field and the lab, some riot control equipment, a few tape recorders and metal detectors and more exotic explosive detectors. This is a slick, expensive catalog and quite complete. FORENSIC RESEARCH AND SUPPLY CORPORATION P. O. Drawer 460 Gotha, FL 32734 FRSC supplies chemicals and equipment to allow one to utilize the most recent developments in latent print processing including print development on such things as concrete, leather, vinyl and other difficult to print substances. They will also custom make laser and forensic chemicals per the customer's need. TACTICAL QUARTERMASTERS 750 Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90813 Special weapons, holsters, thumb break retention systems, all weather insulated survival boots and the like. WILLIAM J. DONOVAN COMPANY P. O. Box 5215 Hamden, CT 06518 Inventor and manufacturer of clipboards and case liners that stop bullets. Fairly inexpensive and life saving in certain situations. MILT SPARKS Box 187 Idaho City, ID 83631 Extremely nice custom designed leather holsters, concealment holsters, cheek pieces and ammunition carriers. NORTH AMERICAN SALES Post Box 90 Midland, TX 79702 North American imports a line of high tech police and counterterrorist equipment from several European countries. This includes sniper rifles, stun grenades and other sensitive equipment. They tend to deal only with authorized agencies in order to keep a hands off policy with the general public. MAG-NA-PORT INTERNATIONAL 41302 Executive Drive Mt. Clemens, Ml 48045 Mag-na-porting is a relative new procedure which modifies the barrel of handguns in order to produce significantly less recoil at a higher accuracy in follow up shots. IDEMA COMBAT SYSTEMS, INC. Route 9 North Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Custom rappelling harnesses and weight distribution system based on military spec parachute hardware. EAGLE INDUSTRIES 55 Lincoln St. Louis, MO Tactical assault vests with built in rappelling harnesses, thumb breaks sidearm holsters, close cell foam and pockets designed to carry specific tactical equipment. Also, equipment bags and break away speed holsters made from ballistic nylon. ADVENTURE SPECIALISTS, INC. 1821 Northeast 146th St. Miami, FL 33181 Tactical holster systems incorporating leg holsters, tactical safety belts munitions platforms, etc. Military spec materials and hardware. GROUP FIVE, INC. Box 991 Gainsville, TX 76240 A combination of horizontal style shoulder holsters, specific holsters for specific weapons, thumb break systems, free floating cross piece in the back, all come together to provide an extremely comfortable full time shoulder holster system. Ultra light weight. LONDESBOROUGH, LTD. 121 Camden St. Birmingham, England B1 3DB Non-lethal weapons including a high performance C02 pistol that shoots die marks or stun balls. SOUTHWIND SANCTIONS Post Office Box 445 Aledo, TX 76008 Innovative concealed ankle holsters. HOFFMAN ENTERPRISES Post Box 2179 Carlsbad, CA 92008 Body armour, gas masks, pyrotechnics, special weapons, head sets, tactical and assault gear. Police oriented. BAIRDS COLLECTIBLES Post Office Box 444 Los Alamitos, CA 90720 Bairds sells collectibles including collectible lock pick sets, collectible slim jims, collectible badges from virtually every agency one can come up with from an Official United States Taxpayer to Avalon California Police Patch or even the ever popular Ouechan Tribal Police Patch. Badges from New York City police, shoulder patches and some assorted ID cards such as novelty police officer cards, novelty Miranda cards, and novelty special forces cards. BERGAY QUARTERMASTERS, LTD. 266 Roswell St. Marietta, GA 30060 Fountain pen knives, throwing knives, a huge assortment of crossbows, some military surplus type smoke signals, walking canes, night sticks, various unusual weapons. BEEMAN PRECISION AIRGUNS 47 Paul Drive San Raphael, CA 94903 High tech precision air rifles, crossbows and parts. They also sell parts and repair same. BINGHAM, LTD. 1775 Willwatt Drive Norcross, GA 30093 Specialty exploding ammunition. BRENDON LAI'S SUPPLY 2075 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94110 A complete martial art equipment book and clothing dealer. Brendon Lai features fighting knives, staffs and a huge assortment of nunchaku. CNS COMPANY 6821 Wildwood Drive Raytown, Kansas City, MO 64133 Oriental weapons specialists. Catalog available. J. CURTIS EARL 5512 North 6th St. Phoenix, AZ 85012 Silencers and automatic weapons. Legitimate sales only. EAST WEST EXCHANGE 5533 North Broadway Chicago, IL 60640 Chinese weapons, saps, Ninja weapons, martial arts supplies. DIXIE GUN WORKS Gunpowder Lane Union City, TN 38261 One of the few suppliers of legal through-the-mail guns. Black powder guns, that is. EURO ARMS OF AMERICA Box 3277 Winchester, VA 22601 More black powder guns. ACCURACY SYSTEMS, INC. 15205 North Cavecreek Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85032 Police and military only. However, amazing collection of control munitions, stun grenades, tear gas grenades, door cutting explosive charges, training munitions and anti-terrorist and riot control munitions. Plus they will teach courses in what they sell. LIBERTY INDUSTRIES Box 279 R4 Quakertown, PA 18951 A civilian version of the above. They offer a great selection of chemicals and mechanicals to build your own fireworks or, one could even suggest, stun grenades. These things are available in most localities because they come in kit and component form. THE SPORTSMEN'S GUIDE 1414 Fifth St. South Hopkins, MN 55343 Throwing knives, razors, medieval weapons and black powder guns. GREEN SERVICE Box 3042 Rosedale, KS 66103 Cane guns, guns with swords in canes, whips and canes, shockers, tear gas and other fun things. SGT. SANDY'S Box 6 Westminister, SC 29693 Military surplus, trip flares, interesting weapons, gun parts and trade-in available plus silencer parts. Sgt. Sandy always has a most unusual selection. Catalog as of this writing, $2.00. LOCK OPENING TECHNOLOGY SOURCES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Although most lock tool manufacturers and distributors are very stringent about their policy of selling only to registered locksmiths, most will also sell to police and some to security agencies. Some distributors will sell to anyone with the necessary credentials; that is, cash, which leaves the legality of owning, carrying and using these tools strictly up to the purchaser to determine. It is illegal in many places to carry or use or possibly even possess locksmithing-type tools without a valid registration. I also emphasize this is up to you to find out and I do suggest that you check with local laws or law enforcement personnel before purchasing any lock opening supplies. Just so they have a little bit of warning... HIGH TECH TOOLS 685 Acorn St. Merritt Island, FL 32952 High Tech has recreated one of the most versatile tools of interest to anyone who likes to open locks or thick closed steel boxes. This system will damage the lock and destroy it but provides a system for quietly opening almost anything from major fire resistance safes on down to padlocks. How is this accomplished? The device is known as a thermic lance. It uses regulated oxygen and exothermic cutting rods. The oxygen is forced down the copper coated steel rods. They are ignited where they burn at thousands of degrees, cutting through steel and other thick metals in a matter of seconds. The High Tech device known as a "Quick Cut" is available in three different styles starting at only $500. It is portable and will burn through steel, concrete and all lesser metals. The Quick Cut has its own built-in electric ignition system, a failing of most thermic lances, and is designed in an easy to use manner with an on and off valve and a trigger to control the actual flow. Two different rod thicknesses cut different size holes and a demon- stration video is available for $10 to see if this instrument looks like something you'd be interested in. AMERICAN LOCKSMITH SERVICE 1800 East Meriloma Avenue Palacentia, CA 92670 Stocks a number of master car opening sets, the ubiquitous lock A type pick gun and lock pick sets. Prices seem to be in line and they will sell to security personnel. HOUDINI Box 86 Bridgeport, PA 19405 For $10 plus $3 postage and handling, you can get a very nice foldable slim jim that will fit in your pocket and will unfold in order to open most vehicles that are slim jim accessible. GARRISON PROTECTIVE ELECTRONICS Box 39 Allenhurst, NJ 07711 Garrison covers a number of patio door locks, window locks and other protective devices. They also stock tension wrenches, double-side pick sets, tubular picks, car openers (slim jim), lock pick sets, pick guns and so on. Their prices are substantially higher than what one could get from a straight wholesaler but they are available. LOCK TECHNOLOGY A division of K. C. Tool Company 1104 East Bailey Rd. Naperville, IL 60565 Automative OEM specialists, automative lock extractors, Ford rocker picks, a complete master grand lockout kit with instructions or one can buy the various jims for opening virtually every car made separately. This includes their plastic slip jim which operates through door rubber to open modern Porsches and Mercedes-type cars. This is a straight company that will sell to security personnel and locksmiths. AABLE LOCKSMITHS 91-10 Liberty Avenue Ozone Park, NY 11417 A number of tools including a device known as a side kick and a device known as a disk out, both of which remove locks from General Motors and Ford cars, allowing them to be started in a matter of about two minutes. NORTHWEST SECURITY CONSULTANTS 4521 A Van Nuys Blvd. #117 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 A distributor with a large selection of guns, pick sets, jam spreaders, sidelock tools and some general police and security supplies. CUSTOM SECURITY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING Box 4553 East Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, CA 91359 Manufacturers of Pick Masters, one of the best circular (tubular) 7, 8 and 10 pin lockpicking tools made. Also publish a very nice confidential book of instructions that comes with the tool, telling how to pick locks. They sell only to the usual people. MICROSONIC ALARMS 20 Richard Rd. Empire Bay, NSW Australia, 2256 Microsonic bought the international rights to the infamous FEDCORP electronic lock pick, the pick thats been shown in films which in the right hands, will facilitate the opening of many pin tumbler locks. It is probably the best all around lockpicking device ever designed. The original model by FEDCORP was known as the Cobra. Microsonic apparently is producing and selling the items in Australia. As of this writing there is no American distributor although one could probably buy the device from Microsonic directly. I expect to see this revived and sold in the United States in some form in the near future. TRESKAT LOCKSMITH SUPPLY 1694 Montauk Highway Mastic, NY 11970 Treskat produces several good, in the area of $40, videos on impressioning keys, burglar alarms and locksmithing. They also sell a number of unusual and hard to get items such as master key sets for cabinets, code machines and an electronic decoder for the new Vats keys as used in the new model Corvettes and a number of other opening tools. They publish a flyer every so often updating their products. HPC 2531 North 85th St. Omaha, NB 68134 A totally straight company which sells a variety of locksmith items including some great car openers, drills, wedges and even something known as an auto killer kit, some of my personal favorite nomenclature in this business. HPC tends to sell to dealers, although I suspect would sell direct to locksmiths or at least tell you where your nearest dealer is. INTERMOUNTAIN LOCK AND TOOL COMPANY 3106 South Main St. Salt Lake City, UT 84115 A distributor of many lines. Their catalog is crammed with keys, key blanks, code machines and a few pick sets, impressioning devices, chemicals, key fob pick sets and other unusual items all in one location. Once again they are used to selling to locksmiths, although I'm pretty sure they would sell to security agencies also. They carry HPC computer picks, tubular drills, tubular jigs and a number of hard-to-find items. M. D. KRAMER AND COMPANY 535 Liberty Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Another extremely straight distributor. Kramer carries everything from pad- locks to key cutting machines. They also carry HPC and ESP pick guns, car opening tools, lock pick sets, spring steel assortments, automotive service tools, and a number of other handy items, including the new computer based designed rake picks. LEARNING UNLIMITED Box 99038 San Diego, CA 92109 Learning Unlimited sells templates for drilling specific models of safe locks. They do not seem quite as concerned about whom they sell to as do some of the other organizations listed. ESP CORPORATION 375 Harvard St. Leominster, MA 01453 ESP is another OEM manufacturer. They produce quick set removal tools, lock picks, tension wrenches, car opening tools as well as tool boxes, cutters, and key machines. They will sell to security agencies and locksmiths. BECKMAN ASSOCIATES Box 2266 South Hackensack, NJ 07606 Handle lockpicking tools and equipment only. Universal lock picks, car openers, a number of sized lock picks and tension wrench sets. Prices are not too bad. Sales restrictions seem to be almost nonexistent. THE LARDER/SURVIVAL BOOKS 11106 Magnolia Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601 This extremely unusual, more-than-a-bookstore, carries a number of survival items, first aid essentials and a variety of good books from Paladin, CEP, Loompanics, etc. They also carry a lock pick set or two, a lockaid gun and lockpicking manuals along with a slim jim type car door opener. They will sell to anyone in person or they will do mail order. Having dealt with them before, I can say they are quite helpful. If necessary, one could give them a call to locate a specific piece of gear. Prices are good. VEHOFF SUPPLY Box 361 Storm Lake, IA 50588 Vehoff carries a number of lockpicking devices. They are also probably the largest supplier of try-out keys for automobiles and a few other types of locks. OMNI CONCEPTS 1056 Taylor St. Vista, CA 92084 Omni offers several innovative entry tools. These are not lock picks! One of their best is a heavy duty steel jam spreader which hydraulically applies 6,000 pounds of pressure to spread wooden door jams allowing bolts, even dead bolts, to slip loose, opening the door with no damage to the lock or the structure itself. This tool is extremely well made, one man operable and portable. It costs about $350. They also have more expensive higher level gas operated entN, tools. They will sell to security agencies. The jam spreader itself is also available from Shomertech.