Torn. Fu. g Man pack?

[MeinhardcFJR2]

Hello,

I know nothing of Wehrmacht radios and was hoping someone on here could help me out.

I picked a frame (the same as in the picture) last weekend and was told it was used to mount a radio on. I have scoured the net and found a picture however it is a relic, mine does require restoring hence why if anyone has a picture of of a complete frame could they please post it?

The pictures I found have a short description but it is unclear if this frame is for manpck or mounting to a vehicle or both?

Thank you in advance,

Mark.

[Funksammler]

I can't tell you what it is, but it is definately not Torn.Fu.g or any other German set that I know of.

regards,

Funksammler

[la5he@yahoo.no]

help

Does not look German at all.
What makes you think it is ?

Rgds Rag

[MeinhardcFJR2]

Hello,

Thank you for the responses so far.

Well I bought the frame at a military show recently (£15) the tag on the frame stated it had come from the island fortress museum in the channel islands and that it was a WW11 German radio frame?

Anyway I have trawled the net to find pictures and the only reference to a frame like this is as per the following link:

http://home.online.no/~perchri/Tornfu_g.htm

Scroll down the page and about 3/4 down there is this same frame, apparently German?

I actually bought the frame to restore and to use as an ammo tin carriage frame for a display. would be nice to see a complete example or in fact to identify the frames origins.

Thank you,

Mark.

[Funksammler]

I think the quoted website was wrong identifying this as the Torn.Fu.G mounting frame. Attached picture shows what the mounting frame would look like. Indeed it is L-shaped, but it is mounted on rubber shock absorbers on a subframe, which in turn bolts to the radio frame. The radio was held in place with a single adjustable strap, so that the frame could hold either the Torn.Fu.g or a Feldfunksprecher.

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The frame on the website seems to have had carrying straps attached or was hooked into something. It seems to have an adjustable "clamp" with quite a large range, so that it could take objects of different sizes. Perhaps something to do with a horse or mule pack?

Regards,

Funksammler

[Damien Horn]

Island Fortress Museum, Jersey

Hi,
The Island Fortress Museum here in Jersey closed down a few years ago and the collection was acquired by Tony Oliver from the U.K. Most of the items were then put to auction in the UK, and I believe were going to be sold with a certificate of authenticity stating that the items had been in Jersey during the Occupation. Indeed a very small amount of pieces were from Jersey, but the most part had been imported into the Island by Paul Clothier who originally set up the museum. So its fair to say 95% was not from here. So unfortunately there are a lot of people out there who have items they think or believe were from Jersey and the Occupation. The auction modified its certificate to say that the items were from the museum rather than Jersey and the Occupation (not really making it clear in my book). As for the radio frame, I don't recall ever seeing it in the museum, but then there were lots of items hidden within the displays. But it is unlikely to have actually have been from here. I don't recognise it as being for German radio's either but hope you find a good use for it.
All the best from Jersey
Damien Horn
festungjerseymilitaria.com

[MeinhardcFJR2]

Hello Damien,

I suspected so when I started to receive responses to this thread.

Clearly I have only lost out on a small amount of cash here, it's just unfortunate that there will be people out there who may spend a lot more money on something that is clearly not "right".

Even relabelling the item as a piece from the museum rather than the island pre 1945 would be acceptable however this individual is blatantly misleading potential customers by labeling the items as being WW2 German

It pays to do your research, i would have bought this frame anyway so no damage done as far as I am concerned.

At least all can make an informed decision on items diplaying the said labels from now on in.

Cheers,

Mark.