Original German WWII Hand Held Cable Reel by Wittig & Schwabe - dated 1943 German Holsters and a crimped round wire

and a crimped round wire catch with maker mark AH directly above

it comes with a very rare original U

and "gold plate" metal eagle badge

The reverse of the blade is marked with the classic WKC logo

especially in this very nice condition with good markings

Original German WWII Hand Held Cable Reel by Wittig & Schwabe - dated 1943 German Holsters and a crimped round wireOriginal Item. Only One Available. During the Second World War, radio was still a relatively new invention, and also was not really the most secure method of communication. Wired communication, either telegraph or telephone, was still very widely used on the for communication behind the front lines, and while sometimes long runs were needed, at other times only relatively short ones were, which is what this hand held cable reel was for. It has a spool