French minesweeper

[MattE93]

Anyone have any idea on the value of this French mine sweeper? Appears to be matching serials on box on sweeper.

 

[stewbud]

$350 on eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-US-Army-Military-Mine-Sweeper-Metal-Detector-SCR-625-C-/264182008781

 

[MattE93]

I did see a couple on eBay but wasn’t sure if they were actually selling for that

 

[grauhanen]

Anyone have any idea on the value of this French mine sweeper? Appears to be matching serials on box on sweeper.

What is shown is a mine detector. The title had me expecting a French vessel, like Vulcain below, a minesweeper.




On a related note, in November 1918, two French minesweepers, Inkerman and Cerisoles went to the bottom of Lake Superior. Accompanying those two vessels on the voyage was a third French minesweeper, Sebastopol. It was fortunate to have made it to Sault Ste Marie.

 

[MattE93]

My bad, mine detector! Any idea on value would be great. Found it at an estate sale, guy wants $140 for it, but I know nothing about these.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

My bad, mine detector! Any idea on value would be great. Found it at an estate sale, guy wants $140 for it, but I know nothing about these.

Only dropped once ? I'd take it at that price, be tough to lose on it.

Grizz

 

[GreenBob]

$140 for a mancave prop and a piece of history, how can you go wrong?

 

[XRCD011]

Knowing how the French used/rebuilt and built under licence a lot of American kit I wonder if the French mine detector kit is based/copied off the American detector set of WW2 or maybe even a American set from WW@ rebuilt and relabeled in French ?? Sure looks like that comparing pics in a on line search.


https://www.generaaltjes.nl/Advertentie/19628/usarmy-mine-detector-scr625-good-and-very-complete-ww2

 

[MattE93]

I think the SRC-625 was the American mine detector and the model E ones seem to be French issued

 

[XRCD011]

I think the SRC-625 was the American mine detector and the model E ones seem to be French issued

I would bet that SRC-625 was made during WW2 then refurbed at some point post war by the French. You know there was models A thru E. What made the E set French ?

 

[MattE93]

I would bet that SRC-625 was made during WW2 then refurbed at some point post war by the French. You know there was models A thru E. What made the E set French ?

No idea just all the E sets ive seen online seem to have French tags on the box and detector

I’m very tempted to buy it but don’t want to find out its worth $70 after the fact

A store close to me is selling one for $400

 

[M1-Garand]

No idea just all the E sets ive seen online seem to have French tags on the box and detector

I’m very tempted to buy it but don’t want to find out its worth $70 after the fact

A store close to me is selling one for $400

Take a look in the manual to see what battery it takes,if it is a high voltage one it still has vacuum tubes, a low voltage one means it was converted to more modern electronics.

Even a tube operated one would be no deterrent for me,have built a lot of HV battery packs for my old manpack and handheld radios,love that old tube equipment

 

[stripperclipper]

I would bet that SRC-625 was made during WW2 then refurbed at some point post war by the French. You know there was models A thru E. What made the E set French ?

Fold out corkscrew.

 

[M1-Garand]

I would bet that SRC-625 was made during WW2 then refurbed at some point post war by the French. You know there was models A thru E. What made the E set French ?

After WWII the French needed a lot of electronic equipment for their forces in North Africa and of course Indo China.
They must have struck a deal with the US to build all that equipment under licence,I have for instance a French BC1000,the first FM manpack radio and a couple of BC611 handheld walkie talkies built in 1958.
Their built was equally as good or maybe better than the US equipment,and of course being built so many years after the war the components were most likely of better quality.
Buying one of these mine detectors would only be advisable if your an electronic hobbyist,who knows what problems you run into after you have built a battery pack for it,btw the HV battery pack is a BA38,also used in the BC611 handy talkie,easy to built from 10 9v batteries in series.
The battery for the heaters is only a couple of D cell batteries.