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Originally Posted by russell_w_b
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Originally Posted by ex seismic
The bells would not have been polished in field service, not very tactical!
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The type 'F' was not a 'battlefield' telephone as such but would've been used in field-offices and not normally used beyond Divisional-HQ, so perhaps the shininess that may catch the enemy's eye would be masked by keeping the telephone part-withdrawn from the wooden box as far as the handset-cradle. The Type 'D's with their PTT switches and 'work-in-any-position' capability would be on the front line.
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Also we used Tele L and later Tele J with the 'Switchboard Magneto 10 Line' introduced during WW2 - the Tele D Mk V being buzzer calling was used with the earlier 'Switchboard, Universal Call 10 Line'.
The Tele F was used to below Divisional Level. There was a metal plate with curled up 'sides' and a webbing strap used to clamp the Tele F on a flat surface in vehicles - it was used without the wooden box in that case.
Ian J
one-time Lt. R.Signals, serving with none other than the Earl Kitchener of Khartoum it was that long ago !