Some examples of Russian and Eastern European telegraph keys.
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| Early Russian Postal Key |
Close-up of Marking on Russian Key |
Bulgarian Postal Key |
Another Bulgarian Postal Key |
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| Early Polish Key that Resembles a Swedish Design |
Unusual Russian Key With Multiple Switches. Application Unknown |
Another View of the Russian Key With Switches |
Third View of the Russian Key With Switches |
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| Early Russian Postal Key Dated 1937 |
Close-up of the Postal Key Nameplate. Key Was Made by Main Directorate of Low Current Industry |
Postal Key From Ukraine. Has 2 Adjustment Springs |
Another View of the Ukrainian Key |
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| Postal Style Key From Ukraine |
Another View of the Ukranian Key |
Unknown Eastern European Key on Wood Base |
Russian Key on Wooden Base |
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| Nameplate on Russian Key |
Tall Handle Russian Key. Possibly Used With a Spark Transmitter. Maker Unknown |
Miniature Japanese Field Set Key That Was Also Used by the Russian Army as Part of their "Sever" Spy Radio Set |
Another View of the "Sever" Key With the Cover Lifted |
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| Soviet Military Key |
Inside of Key Showing Filtering Components |
Pre-WW2 Yugoslavian Key |
Russian Navy Key. Ca. Late 1940s |
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| Russian Navy Type R-101 Key Used With Type 102 Radio |
The Russian R-101 Key With the Cover Removed |
The R101 Key Has Components Inside the Base to Filter Out Key Clicks |
Soviet Military Key With Cover |
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| Key With Cover Open |
The Key Base Contains a Filter for Noise Reduction |
The Key is Most Often Found Without the Filter-Base Attachment |
Another Version of the Same Key Inside a Metal Box With a Switching Mechanism |
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| Picture of the Russian Key With the Metal Cover Removed |
The Underside of the Key Showing the Switching Mechanism |
Russian KDM Sideswiper Key |
Inside the KDM Sideswiper |
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| KDM-2 Sideswiper |
The KDM-2 With the Cover Removed |
Soviet Army Key Type B12 |
Another Soviet Army Key With Multiple Switches |
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| Close-Up of the Nameplate |
Russian P-16 Key |
Russian Key With Cover and Cyrillic Code Plate |
Top View Showing the Cyrillic Morse Code |
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| View of the Key With the Cover Open |
Inside the P-16 Key |
Hungarian Army Key by Mechlabor (Mechanical Laboratory) |
Czechoslovakian Military Key |
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| Inside the Czech Key |
Inside the Hungarian Key |
Key & Tape Reader From Russian R-350 Spy Set, With Stylus & Crank Handle |
The Slots On Top of the Key Can Quickly Send Morse Numbers Using the Attached Stylus |
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| Also, a Strip of 35mm Camera Film, Pre-Punched With Code, Can Be Fed Through the Key to Quickly Send a Message |
The Film Punch Instrument Used to Encode a Message on 35mm Film |
Using the Crank Handle to Feed the Encoded Message on the Film Through the Key |
Russian Open-Frame Key With Filter Capacitors |
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| Unknown Small Russian Key. Possibly from a Military Field Set |
Another View of the Russian Key Showing its Small Size |
Russian Type KL-2 in Metal Enclosure |
The Russian Type KL-2 Outside the Box |
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| Russian Key Marked "NIMIST" (In Cyrillic) |
Close-up of the "NIMIST" Name |
Russian Army Key in Tall Metal Box |
Inside the Tall Box Key |
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| Unknown Russian or German Key |
Russian Key on Plastic Base |
Small Russian Key Used On Airplanes |
Tope View of the Small Russian Airplane Key |
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| Soviet Cosmonaut Key |
Article About the Cosmonaut Key |
Inexpensive Radio Key on Plastic Base |
Plastic Base Key With Marking on Base |
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| Close-Up of the Marking |
Wood Base Key With Maker's Label on Base |
Close-Up of the Label |
Another Inexpensive Key on Wooden Base |
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| Wood Based Key With Russian Marking on Side |
Small Wooden Based Russian Key |
Underside of the Key Showing the Maker's Marking |
Bulgarian Army Key |
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| Nameplate on Bulgarian Key |
Bulgarian Military Key Enclosed in Metal Box |
Underside of the Bulgarian Military Key |
Small Bulgarian Fold-Out Key From a Military Field Set |
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| A Picture of the Fold-Out Key in the Open Position |
The Back Side of the Field Set Key |
Russian Sideswiper Used With EKM-3B Electronic Keyer |
Unknown Russian Key |
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| Mini Key Used By Russians & Other Eastern European Countries |
Inside the Mini Key |
Soviet Practice Key by OTK. Ca. 1960s |
Russian Navy Code Practice Set |
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| Underside of the Practice Set Showing the Russian Navy Markings |
Bulgarian Key With Cyrillic Morse Code on Cover |
Inside the Bulgarian Key |
Yugoslav Army Type TS-1 |
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| Inside the Type TS-1 |
Yugoslav Army Type TS-3 |
Another View of the TS-3 Key |
Yugoslav Army TS-4 Practice Key With Oscillator |
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| The Manual for the TS-4 Practice Key. Dated 1982 |
RU-20 Key Used With the Russian PRC-515 Radio Set |
Key for Mounting on the Edge of a Table |
Another View of the Russian Table-Mounted Key |
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| Inexpensive Plastic Base Key |
Polish Radio Key |
Back Side of the Polish Key |
Russian Practice Key With Built-In Oscillator |
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| Inside the Russian Key Showing the Oscillator and Speaker |
Russian Key With Swirly Looking Plastic Base |
Soviet Radio Key on Acrylic Base |
Another View of the Acrylic Base Key |
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| Russian Amateur Key With Numerous Holes in the Lever |
Colorful Russian Key Assembled on a Clear Lucite Base. Inside the Base is an Audio Oscillator |
Top View of the Colorful Lucite Based Key |
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