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A type T-D 'Nema' Enigma enciphering machine
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A type T-D 'Nema' Enigma enciphering machine

Details
A type T-D 'Nema' Enigma enciphering machine
No. 565, with five double-bearing rotors, each with irregular notch edges and chevron contacts, and two single rotors including the red reflector, beside hinged-lid battery compartment and step-counter, bulb-flash cover and continental character keyboard layout, electrical input to the side and mains lead inside the lid, with remote bulb-flash and sweep brush, in rivet-edged metal case with war usage label and stencilled number, lock with marked keys and leather carrying handle, Swiss, circa 1948; with period brown booklet (stamped for machine No. 656), with a photostat copy; two photostat booklets (No.61); a photostat booklet from the Swiss National Archives, dated 1997; part booklet from the Enigma parts catalogue, 1972; and an ALN type 6135 4.5volt battery (Nov.'88)
Provenance
Philips, London: Lot 6, sale T0175 December 1997
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The Nema, or 'New EnigMa mAchine, Model 45', was made in Switzerland from 1948 for the Swiss Army and for sale to other countries, in accordance with the Geneva Convention.
Only 640 Nema machines were built and serial numbers started at 100.

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