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World war II: German Naval brass torpedo gyroscope.
Germany: captured from a German torpedo factory, April 1945.
Fine Books and Manuscripts Including the World of Hilary Knight
5 December 2018, 10:00 EST
New York
US$1,200 - US$1,800
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World war II: German Naval brass torpedo gyroscope.
Germany: captured from a German torpedo factory, April 1945. A German Naval brass Torpedo Gyroscope mechanism, diameter 125 mm, fitting into the body of a G7a torpedo to correct the course;
WITH: a 1p original memo, in German, dated 18. February 1944, listing the structure, personnel, responsibilities and work schedule of the Weapons Management Section of the Arsenal.
AND WITH: an unused mint copy of a "Torpedo Loading Book (log)" for the G7a torpedo. the U-Boat launching crew were required to record the setup adjustments and firing conditioned for each launch.
Provenance: Lieutenant J. P. Parker, US Intelligence Analyst. Obtained from German Torpedo Aresenal West in April, 1945.
A fine selection of torpedo items obtained by an American Intelligence Officer moving behind the front lines, as the Allied forces advanced into Germany. In January 1945, Lieutenant J.P. Parker joined a US Technical Mission sent into Europe, commanding a unit of trucks and personnel. They spent the next 5 months locating factories and research laboratories, and went around capturing documents and material of military intelligence value.
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