Belgium - Military equipment

Military receiver:

Reception set: M.B.L.E. R.209 MK II.
A robust, waterproof tube receiver that was used for general shortwave communications (AM, FM and CW).
Enclosure: heavy cast aluminium.
The device was often used in military vehicles or mobile command posts.
Operates on 12V DC.
Origin: Belgium (Brussels) but it is a British design.
Year of manufacture: circa the 1950s to early 1960s.
Not tested as there are no cables.
This item is of interest to collectors.
This unit is no. 717 of the production.
Weight: 10 kg.
Dimensions: 250 x 400 x 350 mm (W x H x D).
In good condition and rare.