This receiver was designed in 1932 for submarine (I-boat) use, and was also used on capital ships and shore stations.

It covers both long-wave (LW) and short-wave (SW) and has two different antenna inputs.

This particular receiver (serial # 776) was captured during the 1944 Battle for Guam.

(The right-most meter in the picture was not original and has since been removed)

Closeup pictures of this Model 92 can be seen here.

This 7-tube receiver requires a different set of seven coils to be installed for each band (coils shown below):

Translations of the main nomenclature plate on the receiver and two coil boxes can be seen here.

Here are the specifications:

 

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Thanks to William “Bill” Howard, more info on the Model 92 Special Receiver can be found here.

And below are some pictures of an ebay sale of a late model Model 92 Special, Improvement 4(?) receiver - aluminum color (not painted):

Model 92 version 4 pictures

 

If you have a Model 92 Receiver or coils, or know of additional coils or pictures, please email me.

Here is some documentation for the Model 92.

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Below you can see Model 92 Special receivers in use during WWII.

In the first seconds of the video below,  a Model 92 Special Receiver can be seen in use on a Japanese i-boat (submarine) in the Indian Ocean.  Note the pocket watch hanging from the front of the receiver.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA07thaVAmk&feature=relmfu)

 

The picture below shows multiple Model 92 Special receivers at a listening post on Chichi Jima - (from the book "Flyboys" by James Bradley)

And here is a picture of multiple Model 92 Special receivers on a Navy warship, the light cruiser ABUKUMA:

 

and others on the destroyer TSUGA:

Below are more pictures of Model 92 Special Receivers in use across the Pacific during WW2, courtesy of the Australian War Memorial website.

Some of the picture narratives mistakenly identify the Model 92 as a

transmitter...