USAAF Radio headphones R14 Restoration

[BC312]

I have a set of Headphones R14 with leather head band, as used by AAF pilots. The leather, frame and ear phones are in excellent condition. The wiring is a real mess. There is no lead as it was replaced with a bodge piece of curly wiring with modern jack plug, this is all frayed and deteriorated and not original. There are no rubber ear pieces that cover the bakelite phones. What i am after is some one who has a mint set they could photo for me showing the detail of the wiring and how the lead connects into the headset. Would anyone know where i could get replacement wiring to match and would any one know where i could get replacement ear covers or at least one so i could make a foam or rubber set. I hope to use them on my working BC312 set i have. At the moment i use HS30 headset but they are really uncomfortable as they dig right into the ear hole.

[Peace]

http://www.752ndtank.com/tankhelmet.html

 

Maybe this is helpfull?

 

Regards

 

Stijn

[Charlie Flick]

BC:

 

You might want to try Garcia Aviation. They usually have a lot of bits and pieces like what you are searching for. See the link:

 

 

http://www.garciaaviation.com/cgi-local/st...57.20684*L73m90

 

You might also try Bell's Aviation at:

 

http://www.bellsaviation.com/

 

Hope this helps you.

 

Charlie Flick

[BC312]

Thanks everyone for your help.