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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. Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of the collectible.



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Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Value $170.00 $170.00 $180.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Availability Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium
Invest Grade B B B B B B B B B B


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