5/31/2023 0 Comments Enigma machine for sale![]() ![]() There's also an Enigma UHR Box from Konski and Kruger circa 1944 for $16,000 starting bid. "Very few Enigma machines survived the war and it is particularly unusual to find one that was made in the early 1930s that remained in such good condition," states the Christie's auction page. The auction also includes a three-rotor Enigma machine from Konski and Kruger circa 1931 with the starting bid at $110,000. They are not seen in later Marine Enigmas." Currently, the bid is at $240,000. Therefore, the purpose of placing numbers on the keyboard keys is unclear. "The full name of a number was spelled out in letters whenever a number was required. "All of the Enigma-encoded messages sent during the war consisted of only letters," states the Christie's auction page. This original Enigma machine is in working condition and has a very unusual feature that includes the appearance of numbers on the top and bottom rows of keys. One of the cipher machines up for auction is the 1941 M4 Enigma, which was one of the first 4-Rotor M4 Enigmas to be manufactured by the Germans for use by their Navy.
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