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Lot 30

A Hagelin CD57RT pocket cipher machine,
Swiss, 1957-75,

2 December 2020, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £3,187.50 inc. premium

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A Hagelin CD57RT pocket cipher machine, Swiss, 1957-75,

serial no. 9317, a hand held pin and lug Pocket Cipher Machine with manufacturer's plate "Hagelincryptos", military green/olive hammerite finish with original card box, 5in x 3in (12.5cm x 7.5cm)

Footnotes

The CD-57RT could be converted into an unbreakable one-time tape (OTT) cipher machine in just a few seconds, by removing the wheel stack and replacing it with a so-called RT/CD option. The abbreviation 'RT' means Random Tape.

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