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A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR MY THROAT


Terry K.
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Hi mate!

 

You say weird .. but you never came across the WWII german stuff! Then there was a really bunch of weird! One for all the different tropical nuance of color for each branch of Wehrmacht (Heer, Luftwafe, Kriegsmarine, SS)!!!! So, I think that the thing could also sounds good!

 

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Hi mate!

 

You say weird .. but you never came across the WWII german stuff! Then there was a really bunch of weird! One for all the different tropical nuance of color for each branch of Wehrmacht (Heer, Luftwafe, Kriegsmarine, SS)!!!! So, I think that the thing could also sounds good!

 

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Hey Tiger,

 

I used to collect German WW2 stuff. They used letter combos to camoflage the makers marks on many things but didn't include it with the name of the maker, usually :rolleyes: . Their waffenfarben was confusing if you didn't know the different units.

 

Terry

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Yep! That's right buddy!

 

So, you know very well the craziness of that! The waffenfarbe also is a weird's labyrinth! With a bunch of colors that differ from each other only very slightly! Would be an enormous speech, but we will end OT!

 

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Thanks Terry,

 

these were pretty common after the war in Australia, seems that RAAF B-24, A-20, Catalina and P-40 squadrons were issued with US type mics and other flight equipment. My mother's uncle had a farm next to the the place where a lot of the RAAFs 287 B-24s were scrapped. My uncle used to go hunting for stuff there after the workers had gone home and on weekends!

 

I have always had a soft spot for Liberators, my best friend's father was an RAAF ball turret gunner.

 

cheers,

 

-John

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  • 2 months later...

As worn. The addition of "S" to the designation indicated the addition of a small spring clip which was designed to hold the mics closer to the throat to better pick up the vibrations from the larynx.

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I always wondered how those would sound. I have some S's and a V. They used to be $5 or so in the box - i guess not anyore. Now I don't think I'll refurbish one to work 12V.

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Nice Mics fellas , as far as I'm aware T-30R's differ to most other throat mics in that the contact nodes for some reason are a bit larger when compared to T-30S or V etc... looks like a slightly beefed up T-30V

here is a photo of mine dated 1942 in the box the Kellogg is the lower one .

 

 

 

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