Original WWII U.S. Army Signal Corps Set of Two EE-8-B Field Telephones with DR-8-A Wire Spool Category_MG 34 Mounts The bottom strap is however

The bottom strap is however still intact and attached

assembled by the regimental S-3

1791 almost certainly the initials of the owner with the date he acquired it

all British airborne forces including the 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions plus the Polish 1st Parachute Brigade

+/- as this example is marked indicates nominal weight

Original WWII U.S. Army Signal Corps Set of Two EE-8-B Field Telephones with DR-8-A Wire Spool Category_MG 34 Mounts The bottom strap is howeverOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. From 1935 to the Vietnam War, the US military used the EE 8 field telephone. The maximum transmission distance was 7 miles, using a wired line. The EE 8 uses D cell batteries to power the electric signal that sends the signal through the wire to the other phone. It uses a hand cranked dynamo to generate the charge that signals the phone on the other end of the line. During World War II, the phone was preferred