So I had a fellow contact me, Chinese, and he informed me on this item, correcting several things, as below.... I took his word for it........ He said it was circa 1960s but I'd say it could be / looks to be made earlier.............
Original item / electrical machinery aircraft part..... RDF/ RADIO COMPASS (radio directional finder) PANEL.. With all the gauges, dials and knobs.... And it looks like all the inside parts are intact also....... I'll check this out further and update / confirm as I can...And an anchor on bottom'..... Holy smokes that looks keen..... The knobs all turn, function as they should....
Except the large selector knob on the far right edge.... It's a push-down and turn knob, but won't turn.
Didn't force it, and I'm surely no expert.. the crank handle turns and changes the radio dial frequencies..... The bottom part, looks like aluminum, is still attached and I was reluctant to take it apart....... Measures roughly 7 ½ x 6 ¾ x 2 ½ inches... More accurately - 192 mm x 171 x 68.....
Weighs in at 2 kg. I got this from a long-time, older, radio collector.... He wasn't big on provenance so all he could tell me was he got from a guy long ago who had a bunch of vintage U.
Military radio stuff, and this Japanese unit was in that lot, the only such piece......... The radio guy told me this was from a WWII JAPANESE BOMBER....
In my research it seems too small for a bomber.... And it looks much more like an RDF for a fighter plane... See j-aircraft dot com / research.....
Again, I'm no expert.... Cost varies as to location... OTHER COUNTRIES - Please contact me for an exact price....
Please know -- a camera lens and flash highlight and even exaggerate faults and damage to an item................ Hence, in reality the item always looks better than in a photo........ Go to one of my listings.. But it's a fact.. And I'm a good one. So, please, trust me; I'm doing my best for both of us. But again, in all my years I've never had to resort to this.This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Korea (1950-53)\Original Period Items". The seller is "dbrownridge" and is located in this country: CA. This item can be shipped worldwide.