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Junker bug


The Junker Bug.

 

 

 

La Junker ha prodotto due modelli di Bug, che poi sostanzialmente hanno solo delle piccole differenze tra loro.

Il modello civile ed il modello prodotto per conto del Ministero e destinati alla Polizia Tedesca.

 

 

 Aggiornato al 20 Novembre 2016

  

Junker bug, Police model
Junker bug, Police model
Junker bug, Police model
Junker bug, Police model
Junker bug, Police model
Junker bug, Police model
Junker bug, Police model
Junker bug, Police model
Junker bug, Police model - Particular of S/N and mark of Police
Junker bug, Police model - Particular of S/N and mark of Police
Particular of Junker bug, Police model - particular of Frame and screw knurled
Particular of Junker bug, Police model - particular of Frame and screw knurled

 

Sotto la versione civile del Bug Junker e la comparazione tra la versione costruita per la Polizia tedesca con quella civile.

 

 

 

 

 


The Junker Bug.

 

The history of this German semi-automatic is little known for a variety of reasons, the first is that there are only a few Keys of this Junker, the second being a Bug is born in Europe and for this, isn't reviewed in books or websites made in U.S..... the home of the semi-automatic and collectors .


First of all I've to thanks dear Mr. Martin Odenback DK4XL, one of the largest Ham and collectors, both for the info received on this particular key, and for entrusting me with the courtesy of one of this rare bug.

Thank you so much dear Martin.

 

What tells Martin to my requests of info?

He had the pleasure of visiting the Junker company some years ago.

Martin asking to the company if there was a cataloging or register to know how many bugs are built during their production?
The answer was negative. The production was a result of an order contract, and both the production logbook that the project's original key was lost as a result of a flood which occurred years before, so now it's impossible to know how many keys have been produced, and especially be able to view the original projects created at Junker Company.


What is known ? Only that this key is very hard to find.

The Junker has produced two models of this project, one is the civilian model and the other is the model product for German police.

 

What are the differences between the two models? 

In the contact with the operator, the civilian model has a paddle and a knob of bakelite black coloured, while the Police version has the same layout, but of colour dark brown.

The support legs ( had particular form of suker form, similar to the Novoplex, but with much larger diameter), for the civilian version have simply transparent color, while the Police version are transparent / brown color.

In the two versions in my hands, is slightly different colors of the bases ( litle clearer the civilian) also differ in the design of screws and knurls.

 

The hardware for both version apear all stainless steel, Junker made a project "die to hard".


The civilian version has no freshmen or signs of endorsement, while the Ploice version has stamped on the left side of the Bug PHFS the following acronym, followed by the serial number xx. In terms of collecting is clear that the Junker is a bug rare to find, but more rarest is the Police version, infact Today the only know are S/N 06 - 16 - 27 - 28 e 32.

 

Mr. Martin had the opportunity to visit again the Junker Company, and when he showed him a Vibroplex the Jiunker engineers keep perplexed that there was a bug very similar to them project.

 

What are the differences between the Vibroplex and Junker?

 

The mechanical hardware system is very similar if little differences of less importance, the most substantial differences are that the Junker bug presents no evident electrical connections, in fact, the base is composed of two parts, an upper part hollow inwardly, where they run the real connections to ensure electrical continuity between the parts of the key hardware, and a lid that place under the base closes it completely giving the feeling of a single base.

 

The insulators are not protrude out of the base, as in the house Junker have created a special place of shelter.

How work this Junker? 

 

The project is clearly like j-36 or lightning bug, although the Bug has a reputation for not excel with its functionality, its nature to have been the reason for its abandonment, in fact, after the Second World War in Germany with the passing of years began to open up the market even towards American products, so the German telegrapher fell in love with the functionality of the "new" Vibroplex so gradually opting for this US Bug.

The German Police, unlike the American Signal Corps not leave tools (defined obsolete) in the hands of their users, but they started to destruction.
The four Junker PHFS are in fact Bug escaped to a sad fate. 

My personal impressions are that the Junker operates no more or less like a Vibroplex, then the bad reputation of which mentioned maybe it was just the frenzy to have something new and fascinating bug come from the USA ...........


With best 73 de Claudio.

 

 

Update 20 Nov'2106

 

 

 

 

 

Up side do you see Polizei version of Junker bug, under do you will see civil version of Junker bug and in the final comparsion with two type of bugs.

 

 

 


Junker bug - civil versione
Junker bug - civil versione
Junker bug - civil versione
Junker bug - civil versione
Junker bug - civil versione
Junker bug - civil versione
Junker bug - civil versione
Junker bug - civil versione
Junker bug - civil versione
Junker bug - civil versione
Junker bug  civil versione, particolar of frame and dit contact
Junker bug civil versione, particolar of frame and dit contact
Junker bug  civil version, underbase.
Junker bug civil version, underbase.

 

Comparsion of two kind of Bugs

 

 

 

 

Comparsion of two Junkers - right civil version, left Polizei version
Comparsion of two Junkers - right civil version, left Polizei version
Comparsion of two Junkers - right police version, left civili version
Comparsion of two Junkers - right police version, left civili version
See different kind of terminal screws, first is civil version, rear see police version
See different kind of terminal screws, first is civil version, rear see police version
Comparsion of two Junkers - right screw knlurled of civil version, left of Polizei version
Comparsion of two Junkers - right screw knlurled of civil version, left of Polizei version