Lot 9098

A miniature tape recorder “Mini Corder E-120” of the East German Staatssicherheit (Stasi)

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

Starting Price € 200

Countdown for bids : 11 days and 20 hours left

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Description

Original “E-120 - Mini Corder” Styrofoam box: contains the recorder with a non-detachable battery cable, two cassettes, two battery packs (each with an on/off switch and the appropriate mini-screwdriver), as well as a microphone (connector missing) and an associated(?) microphone. The second box, “U-120 transcriber,” contains the playback unit, power adapter, “eraser,” and headphones. The Mini Corder 120 was developed in the CSSR in the late 1970s and used by various Eastern intelligence agencies. Functionality and completeness have not been verified.
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Condition: II + Questions about the lot?

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.