The SG-41Z device, which was created in 1944, is being sold at Burstow and Hewett auctioneers

06 December 2013

For sale : Rare German successor to the Enigma machine that defeated 
Bletchley Park's code breakers during WWII

- The SG-41Z device, which was created in 1944, is being sold at Burstow 
  and Hewett auctioneers in Battle, East Sussex, next Wednesday
- The machine, which is not in working order, is only one of ten 
  remaining in the world and is expected to fetch between £15,000 and 
  £20,000
- The device was made with a numeric keypad rather than a letter keypad, 
  and was produced for the Luftwaffe to encrypt weather reports

By Sarah Griffiths

A rare encryption device invented by the Nazis towards the end of the war, 
which defeated Bletchley Park's code breakers, is set to be sold at 
auction.

The SG-41Z machine is only one of ten remaining in the world and was 
produced as a successor to the well-known Enigma machine, which was 
famously thwarted by British intelligence officers at the top secret 
location known as 'Station X'.

The initial order in 1944 was for 10,000 machines, but only around 100 
were actually produced, initially because of material problems, and then 
the end of the war.

Today there only two in working order, excluding the machine that will go 
under the hammer at Burstow and Hewett auctioneers in Battle, East Sussex, 
next Wednesday.

The rare device is expected to fetch between £15,000 and £20,0..../snip/


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2519334/WWII-German-successor-Enigma-machine-beat-Bletchley-Parks-code-breakers.html

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Wednesday 11th December 2013
Antique Sale
Lot 199
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An exceptionally rare SG-41z Nazi encryption machine circa 1944. These 
machines were produced as a successor to the famous Enigma machines, and 
their code was never cracked by Bletchley Park. The SG-41z has the numeric 
keypad rather than letter keys, and was designed for use by the Luftwaffe 
and navy weather service. Only around 10 are known to exist.

Estimate: £15,000.00 - £20,000.00 


http://www.burstowandhewett.co.uk/lots/index/80/antique-sale?cat=0&keyword=sg-41

http://www.burstowandhewett.co.uk/lots/view/33839/199

http://www.burstowandhewett.co.uk/articles/view/16/sg-41z-encryption-device