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A TESLA PR-53 'FAUN' Portable Surveillance Transceiver, Czechoslovakian, 1970s/80's,

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A TESLA PR-53 'FAUN' Portable Surveillance Transceiver, Czechoslovakian, 1970s/80's,

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A TESLA PR-53 'FAUN' Portable Surveillance Transceiver, Czechoslovakian, 1970s/80's, including microphone, speaker, leads, and aerial, transceiver numbered 0741 081634 / 0744 0760 to the underside, in moulded plastic casing, transceiver 9in x 11in x 1in (23cm x 28cm x 2.5cm) Footnotes: Provenance: The John Elgar-Whinney collection of clandestine radios and cipher machines. The radio was introduced in the early 1980s and was intended for police surveillance, covert operations, observation tasks and secure communication. As it was also used by the secret service of the former DDR, the Stasi, it is also known as the Secure Stasi Radio. For further information, see: www.cryptomuseum.com/covert/radio/tesla/ps31/index.htm For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A TESLA PR-53 'FAUN' Portable Surveillance Transceiver, Czechoslovakian, 1970s/80's,

Name: A TESLA PR-53 'FAUN' Portable Surveillance Transceiver, Czechoslovakian, 1970s/80's,
SKU: 160208478
Price: 130 GBP
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Estimate £150 - £250

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