Original WWII U.S. Army Signal Corps Telegraph Set TG-5-A by The Allen D. Cardwell Mfg. Corp. British Field Gear British proofed 39" barrel

British proofed 39" barrel

though it has torn away in one area

1917 - USN Medical Corps (Permanent)

In accordance with the 1915 regulations

This means that it's almost 180 years old and it looks it

Original WWII U.S. Army Signal Corps Telegraph Set TG-5-A by The Allen D. Cardwell Mfg. Corp. British Field Gear British proofed 39" barrelOriginal Item: Only One Available. While most think of WWII as being firmly in the era of Telephone and Radio, Telegraph signals were still used in many situations. They could be used to send coded transmissions which were hard to intercept, and didn't suffer from the same level of problems from signal degradation and noise that voice communications did. This is a very nice example of a WWII Issue U. S. Army Signal Corps TG 5 A Telegraph set, which