Enigma coding machine used by Nazis in WWII to be sold at auction

18th September 2011

Enigma coding machine used by Nazis in WWII to be sold at auction
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By Stephanie Darrall

An encoding device used by Nazis in the second world war to encrypt 
messages is up for sale later this month.

The three rotor Enigma machine was used by the German military to send 
hidden messages before the code it used was famously cracked at Bletchley 
Park Complex.

Although there are thousands of the machines in existence it is rare to 
find one for sale, and it could fetch thousands of pounds when auctioned 
at Christie's on September 29.

Christie's specialist James Hyslop told CNN : 'It is rare for one to come 
up for sale,

'Many are believed to have been produced but it's not a particularly high 
survival,'

Originally produced by a Dutch company for commercial use after the First 
World War, the Enigma was the most advanced machine of it's kind and paved 
the way for modern computer systems..../snip/


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2038491/Enigma-coding-machine-used-Nazis-WWII-sold-auction.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/16/enigma.machine.auction/index.html?hpt=hp_t2


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