ORIGINAL WW-II GERMAN ARMY ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE:
$ (Price Upon Request)

This is a complete and original WW-2 German Army Enigma cipher machine in good working condition. The serial number 6,204 indicates that it was made during the early part of the war. All three rotors, I, II, III are included and the additional two rotors, IV and V are also included. Each of the rotors has been rebuilt using as many original parts as possible. An exact replica of the wooden carrying case for the two additional rotors is available.

Although it is over 60 years old, this Enigma machine is in good working condition. To allow the buyer to use the Enigma immediately, a battery holder that accepts standard flashlight batteries is included. Also included are a reproduction of the original manual and a CD-ROM called "The Story of the Enigma: History, Technology, and Deciphering".

All of the original records of the disposition of Enigma machines were lost in the bombings during the war. However, from it's condition it is apparent that this machine was used by the German army in a relatively protected environment. At some point the installation must have been overrun because the Germans made an effort to destroy the machine before it was captured. Luckily, they did not have much time to do this so the only damage they were able to do was to kick in and break the plugboard on the very front of the machine and damage a few parts of the wooden case. This, of course, made the machine unusable. Our skilled technicians have replaced the original plugboard with a reproduction and repaired the wooden case.

The following pictures show additional views of the Enigma Cipher Machine:

Overall View of the Enigma:

Overall View of the Enigma with the door over the rotors opened:

THE ENIGMA ROTORS:

THE WOODEN ENIGMA CASE:

Original German Enigmas like this one are extremely rare and hard to find because about 99% of the Enigmas were destroyed during the war or when Churchill ordered the Allied forces to destroy all Enigmas at the end of the war.

As the pivotal role that Enigmas played in world history becomes better known, Enigmas have become even harder to find. The very few that have appeared in open auctions have always been in as-is condition with parts missing and unknown restorability.

EnigmaMuseum.com aka the w1tp.com/enigma museum uniquely offers Enigmas in complete and working condition with batteries installed. (Because the Germans used brass-on-brass contacts rather than gold, silver or platinum, absolutely perfect operation on every keypress in these 60 year old machines cannot be expected.)