Does the device generate 5 bit punched tape? It's a bit hard to tell from the video. The keyboard appears to have the baudot character set so I presume it does.  

On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 4:09 PM Jerry Murphy <gfmurphy@earthlink.net> wrote:
The interesting thing in that video is that the keyboard and strip printer is a repackaged
Model 31 Teletype machine.  By the way, Teletype Corporation manufactured most if not
all of the mechanical crypto machines used by the United States.  Attached is a picture
showing a SIGABA machine on the left and the AFSAM-4 machine on the right.
Jerry Murphy
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick England
Sent: Feb 10, 2022 11:04 AM
To: Michael Katzmann
Cc: Green Keys
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Interesting cipher machine.
 
Thanks for that link, Michael -
I see that the NSA/NCM artifacts channel seems to have other interesting
videos too.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWvkfYC3snpX8ITLHEpgxi7l7yw8cXXGC
.....but nothing you are likely to find at a swap meet.....
Cheers,
Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com
 
 
On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 12:50 PM Michael Katzmann wrote:
 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bODkOdBLJbU&t=1s
>
> Has anyone seen one of these in the wild? (I presume they all get
> destroyed upon retirement)
>
> Michael
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