[Milsurplus] 18M

[Hue Miller]

The 18M on Epay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140643574625&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:US:1123

The seller's statement that the 2 openings added upper right corner:
Does anyone believe this has anything to do with the 18M-5 suffix. I kinda 
don't.
How about the mods. Even if it does "look 1940s" as seller says, the inside 
view didn't particularly impress
me as Collins executed. Looks more hammy, to me.
What about the plate saying for "Radio amateurs and experimenters". Did this 
come from a Collins museum?
I mean, a museum belonging to Collins. It occurred to me that maybe some ham 
with a "Collins collection" added
that nameplate, but it's hard to imagine someone being a Collins collector 
and being that dumb. The mulit - voltage
statement on that plate sounds like a general statement for advertising 
purpose or historical display purpose more
like from the manufacturer. What say you?
-Hue