26 May
2009
26 May
'09
4:10 p.m.
However, the connector *was* pre-war. ?See patent
2,335,041, Bruno,
1942 "Right Angle Electric Connector". ?That is *definitely* ?a 239-
type connector shown in the drawings, but no patent references are
given.
My evidence that the PL-259 was not prewar:
The patent you gave was filed 12 AUG 42 (USPTO).
The Navy issued the type number 28 AUG 42 (NAVSHIPS 900109 catalog).
The PL-259 types do not show up in Amphenol catalogs until the 1943
edition (various Amphenol catalogs).
The 1939 edition of the Signal Corps SIG-5 only goes up to PL-125
(actually, pre-SIG-5 "official stock catalog").
I think the Amphenol catalog may be confusing the PL-259 family with
the 93 family. I would not trust it.
--
Will