The little 108 mk2 set was used in the Papua battles in 1942 and from what I have read its performance in the jungle terrain was less than useless . It was made by Radio Corporation Melbourne , which later sold TV sets under the ASTOR brand
This one on ebay is like most of them, it is missing the brass telescopic antenna and the two bowden cables that control the transmit /receive switching and the tuning .
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/291368316...84.m1423.l2649
Some time ago a stash of NOS canvas covers for these sets was unearthed and these were being sold by a local here . The mk3 version 1944 , was apparently a more successful set . The mk2 turns up on a fairly regular basis on ebay , the production run would have been in the thousands .
The waterproofing is non existent , one decent shower of rain would have ruined any chance of the set actually working . The poor guys had to carry these things up and down mountains all day .