U.S. (Airborne) BC 611 Handie Talkie & Box BX-49 With Crystal- Nice Used Condition

U.S. (Airborne) BC 611 Handie Talkie in nice yet minimal used condition. With no apparent battery corosion. Fitted with orginal plating. Makers marked "Electrical Research Laboratories Inc. Illinois" and dated January 1944. The antenna is still fully expendable.
The BC611-C Handie Talkie. Favoured by U.S. Airborne troops and widely used througout the war during for example D-Day and Operation Market Garden.
With the radio Box BX-49 holding 12 sets of RX & TX and antenna coils. To be used with BC-611 Handie Talkie radio. Hard to find in such complete condition and therefore cannot be upgraded.

Code: 57683