[Milsurplus] Unk markings on German portable set

[Cliff Miller]

U-20 sank the Lusitania.  See the wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_U-20_(Germany)

On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Tom B <tbryan at nova.org> wrote:

> Hi Hue,
>
> What looks strange to me is the font.  It looks like an American or
> Canadian stencil.  It's possible these were capture markings.
>
> Tom Bryan
>
> On 9/17/2017 12:13 AM, Hubert Miller wrote:
>
> Gang, what do you make of this? German R-3 / RS-20 pair, in chests.
> Surface rust on metal detail that will require some thinking on my part to
>
> remove and clean up. But – the U 20 designation? We do know this set was
> carried on U-boats similar to the way the U.S. Navy TBX was the
>
> "shore party" radio. This pair was supposedly captured in Quebec. I was
> told this by the previous owner, a straight-up guy and a double E or
>
> better engineer. I looked up U-20 and it had limited range and was not
> sent to N.A. coast. Is there a number faded off, after the 20 ? Seems
>
> unlikely. In 1940 the U-20 was disassembled and land transported and
> reassembled at a Black Sea port. Scuttled 1944.
>
> The other markings on the cases, I suppose, were some kind of capture
> inventory? Your opinion is welcome.
>
>
>
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Cliff Miller
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