Lot 8652

A rotor case for the Marine Enigma M 4

Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots

Starting Price € 4,500

Countdown for bids : 32 days and 9 hours left

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Description

Light-coloured wooden case with phosphated metal parts, the lock with a matching numbers plate and two matching numbers keys “5871”, the carrying handle of olive-coloured linen and the shield with the serial number in black “M 5871”. On the inside, eight screwed/glued wooden blocks covered with green felt, arranged in a row to hold the six encryption rotors. The lid on an iron hinge with a matching “counter block” and the incomplete stamp “Marineoberkommando in Norwegen – Druckschriftenverwaltung”, as well as the deleted stamp “... Ostsee”. Dimensions 26 x 13 x 13 cm. Very rare.

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General Information

The auction starts on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 4 pm (CET), start subject to the timing of the preceding auction, with Lot no. 8001 - 8488 and continues on Thursday, November 26, 2026 at 10 am (CET) with Lot no. 8489 - 9186. The pre-sale view will take place from May 12 - May 15 2026 in our auction rooms at Bretonischer Ring 3 in 85630 Grasbrunn / Munich from 11 am to 5 pm (CET). Please make an appointment if possible to avoid waiting times.