Yes, it is niche mode, Special Ops and MI.
In fact, if you go to
www.MorseX.com and
go to Nye Viking the first key that comes up
is the current issue leg iron (although it is nylon strap now) the KY-320 Ranger Key. It is current
issue and can be had for $119.95 plus shipping.
Never said the governement got cheap stuff :-)
To answer the other question, there was an article in
the Army Times early in 2003 and I got the idea
that it had been at Huachuca for a while prior
to the article. It was to address the myth
that code not used in the military any more.
So does the above referrenced web page.
73 de Ronnie