Spool for wire – opinion please

[Generalmajor]

Hello,
I wolud like to please you for comments this spool for wire – is it original German IIWW or post war. I haven’t noticed any markings which can be help to identification this item.




Thanks in advance
Best regards
Hindus

[Yuri D.]

May not be German. The German version had leather to protect the back.

[mboyd]

On page 66 of "German Soldiers of WW2" by de Lagarde, your particular reel is at the bottom of that page, exactly what you have. The author says it is a simplified version, could be late war, one has to be careful even with books, but most people like this book, hopefully this helps...pgs 65-67 have great display of items for Field phones/radio, theme being "Gebirgsjager Radio Operator", which is what I do in Living History.The Cable Reel I own (just got it today as a matter of fact, is on page 66 as well, straped to the Gebirg soldatens back. Cheers, Mike

[Generalmajor]

Yuri D., Mbovd, thank you for information!
I have this book, so I should see pictures described by Mbovd.

Best regards
Hindus

[wwiiarmorer]

I just purchased a folding pack that is dated 1941. I have been told they were disigned for use by fallshirmjagers, but in this account they seemed to be in use simultaniously late war. I have never seen the folding version of post war manufactur, but thats only saying so much.

http://www.google.de/imgres?start=90...r:10,s:90,i:26

[Funksammler]

This type of folding frame is usually clearly dated and identifyable as WW2. It has nothing to do with Fallschirmjaeger (that is the usual myth to hike up the price....).

These were for example used with the "Fernbesprechung" of the 100 W.S, where it held the 3-core cable. When not in use, the folding frame would be stored in a vehicle. They could of course be used to dispense normal telephone wire, but it lacks the spooling mechanism of the standard Rueckentrage.



There is a post-war collapsible frame but this resembles the "normal" Rueckentrage, constructed from welded tubes rather than the stamped metal of the war time type.

regards,

Funksammler

[_Arthur]

This is my post-war foldable wire reel. It is as green as in the pictures. The straps are made of canvas with a leather-attachment on the reel.

It's made from stamped steel and no welded tubes (in this case). It only has some scratches from storage and transport. There is an ink stamp in one of the corners. No other traces of any marks were found.

I just 'rate' it post-war NVA/DDR and I bought it for 18,50 Euro. I also have the reel/drum which is also post-war NVA/DDR.

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