[Milsurplus] Very Interesting Military Radio

[David Stinson]

William Donzelli wrote:
 
> I think the type 23 radios from Western Electric are pretty late 1930s
> designs. Very interesting set. Are there any inspection stamps that might
> give its previous owner's nationality away?

Not a one I can find.
There are some clues, 
like the Dutch writing on the mode switch.
This was found in a warehouse near what was then 
known as Wright AAF Field, now Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio.
It was stored with many WWII German military radio 
items shipped from Europe at the end of WWII.
Most of those items had very similar tags attached, 
so it's reasonable to assume it was shipped in with a lot
of captured German equipment.  Perhaps the Dutch writing
caused the collecting agents to assume this was also a German set.
I'm hoping our European friends will have some information.

73 Dave S.