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IMO looks more like L'etranger than the standard revolver, but meh. (unless you just meant spy gun in general)
Anyways, I'm currently planning a Spy cosplay out, so we're in the same boat. What to use for props depends on how picky you are about the accuracy/quality of the costume. I've been super picky about costumes in the past, but decided I was going to be much less so with this one.
For the gun, I plan on just going around to different dollar stores. Obviously in the UK they're called something different, (pound shops is it?) but just somewhere you can find really cheap kids toys. I'm just going to pick up a gun that looks anything like any of the spy guns, and maybe mod it just a little with some paint or something. But like I said, I'm not picky. If you wanted like, the Amassador and wanted it really accurate, then you'd have a much harder time.
The sapper if I make at all, I'll probably just make out of cardboard, as well as an intel breifcase. But you could also use a lunchbox or something for the sapper, and an actual briefcase if you wanted one.
See the attached picture for my watch. I decided initially that I would probably have a Dead Ringer because it would be easier to make. Just find a cheap gold pocket watch from a thrift store or something and put a piece of paper with the Dead Ringer display over top of the watch face. However at the same time I was also keeping an eye out for rectangular shaped digital watches that could be used for the invisi-watch or the Cloak and Dagger. I got a bit lucky with my Dead Ringer. My friend was at a thrift store and found what looked like a pocket watch, but actually held a picture and played music. She took it apart, took out what played the music, flipped over the picture holder and it was black on the other side, so she just colored over top of it. It seems a bit on the small side, but meh.
For the knife there's not really a simple solution that I can think of. You're probably going to have to make something. I wanted mine to be able to pivot, so the plan was to cut profiles out of bass wood sheets (don't use an exacto knife; it will not turn out well. Use a dremel or something. It will tend to break along the grain) and then put some kind of bolt or screw where it would pivot.
Or, you could do what I ACTUALLY ended up doing for the knife. A little warning here: I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ACTUALLY OK! What I did is I bought a practice butterfly knife (practice balisong). This, I do NOT intend on dressing up to look like the Spy's knife, but instead I can use it to flip around and do tricks, as seen in Meet the Spy. Turns out many basic tricks are actually pretty easy to learn, giving a few hours of practice, and it really doesn't have to be complicated to look really neat and flashy. Thus all will bow before my awesome.
HOWEVER, as I said, the biggest problem with this is that I do not know if this will be allowed at conventions. A REAL balisong is actually illegal to carry concealed almost everywhere in the United States, as that is considered a concealed weapon. However, most practice balisongs just have a metal stick instead of a blade, and are perfectly legal in every way. You can get practice ones that just have dull blades, but for convention reasons, it's best if it doesn't actually look like a blade. You know how strict conventions can be about cosplay weapons, and it's because of this that I don't know if the convention will tell me I can't carry it around because it looks real, (despite the fact that is has giant holes in the "blade" to show that it isn't) or because I could hurt someone flipping it around. It is metal after all. So, laws being different in the UK, I would read up about balisongs if you think you want to do this.
Things to note:
1.) Price: A real balisong, and one that is good quality is super expensive. Like, 3 figures expensive. But a practice one seems to range from about $10-25. Mine was $9. However...
2.) There's a reason real balisongs are expensive. I have to tighten my pivot screws every 5 minutes or so while using it so the screws don't come out and pieces go flying. I've nearly lost the screws tons of times. Make sure you keep them tight, or glue them into place. If you glue the screws into place, make sure not to make them TOO tight.
Well, that was rather TL;DR, and a lot of information about butterfly knives when I have no idea whether or not you'd be interested. However I hope I was helpful somewhere along the way! Good luck!
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