Polish DP-66 Geiger Counter

Cold War Radiation Meter

The DP-66 is a Polish Army rentgenoradiometr, a roentgen-radiometer built to measure radiation levels during contamination reconnaissance, the job of checking ground, vehicles and equipment after a nuclear event. Polish forces carried it as a portable field instrument, and this set comes as a full issued kit in its own wooden transit chest. It suits Cold War collectors, Warsaw Pact reenactors and anyone who wants the real instrument rather than a display piece built to look like one.

Features

• Analog Meter Display — A needle gauge on the front panel shows the reading, with a rotary range switch and control knobs beside it.
• Leather Carrying Case — The instrument sits in a brown leather case with a buckled flap and leather straps, so it can be carried and used without removing it.
• Handheld Probe On Cable — A detector probe with a grip handle connects by a flexible cable, letting the operator sweep surfaces while the meter stays in its case.
• Second Long-Cable Probe — An aluminum-bodied probe on a long coiled cable with a plug-in connector is included for measurements at a distance from the operator.
• Operator Earpiece — A single earpiece on a lead is packed in the chest for listening to the instrument in use.
• Printed Lid Instructions — The inside of the leather lid carries operating steps in Polish and a panel labelled for the control radiation source used to check the meter.
• Wooden Transit Chest — An OD green painted wooden box with steel corner guards, twin latches and a top handle holds every component in fitted compartments.
• Original Paperwork — The kit includes the hardbound DP-66 manual (Opis i Obsługa, description and operation), a technical service logbook recording the unit's serial number, and a component checklist in the lid.

Issued Polish Army Kit

This is government-issue equipment from the Polish People's Army era, supplied as a set with the paperwork that traveled with it. The service logbook is titled for a contamination reconnaissance instrument of type DP-66 and lists the serial number and production year of the individual unit. All labels, the manual and the lid instructions are in Polish, which is part of the appeal for collectors who value provenance and complete, documented sets.