[Milsurplus] WTB or WTT: Leg Key

[Mike Morrow]

Greg wrote:

>I'm looking to buy or trade for a standard US Military leg key.

That would be a J-45 (Pre-JAN Signal Corps nomenclature) or
KY-116/U (JAN nomenclature).

>Fits on the thigh with two spring steel bands.  Typically supplied
>with a J 38 telegraph key and the key is mounted on hinges that
>allow it to lever over.

The J-38 was only a Morse training key, never used in actual in-service
radio installations.  The J-37 is correct.  A J-37 is part of both keys
noted above.

These keys show up fairly commonly on ebay and at hamfests.

Mike / KK5F