Korean war US Civil Defense Geiger Counter -
A Geiger counter, also called a Geiger-Müller counter, is a type of particle detector that measures
ionizing radiation. Geiger counters are used to detect ionizing radiation. An inert gas-filled tube (usually helium, neon or argon with halogens added) briefly conducts electricity when a particle or
photon of radiation makes the gas conductive. The tube amplifies this conduction by a cascade effect
and outputs a current pulse, which is then often displayed by a needle or lamp and/or audible clicks
Civil defense, is an effort to prepare non-combatants for military attack. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation, and
recovery. Programmes of this sort were initially discussed at least as early as the 1920s but only
became widespread after the threat of nuclear weapons was realized.
The item featured here is a civil defense Geiger counter. After the nuclear bombs were dropped in
Japan the possibility of a nuclear war was very present in the minds of the Americans. Civil
defense forces were trained to deal with the possibility of a nuclear attack. Hence the
distribution of geiger counters.
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This Korean War US military collectible may be currently
reproduced.
It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because
the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with
the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this item.
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the collectible.
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