WW2 German inertia crank handle?

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RichardSuhkoi

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Apr 27, 2021
Here is maybe an inertia starter as used on various aircraft. Or it's completely something else like a winch handle. Part number is PD31031 and D31030. Mark with circle triangle S. Composite handle. Aluminum with steel fittings. Folding. Square drive. Looks like a dug relic. No history.
Thoughts?
 

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Hi,
This not like the Bosch starting handles used on many German WW2 aircraft. However, it is a cranking handle of some sort, and fairly fancy with a folding function. I would think the
trademark "S in a triangle inside a circle" is quite distinctive and maybe someone can recognise that?

Eng
 
Hi,
This not like the Bosch starting handles used on many German WW2 aircraft. However, it is a cranking handle of some sort, and fairly fancy with a folding function. I would think the
trademark "S in a triangle inside a circle" is quite distinctive and maybe someone can recognise that?

Eng
One thought, given that it is highly engineered (aluminum, folding, composite handle), it is a crank to reel in trailing radio antenna. I understand that for a time long wire antenna were spooled out to trail behind the aircraft. Has anyone ever seen such a thing? Agree, that trademark might be a good clue.
 

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