Original British WWI Named Officer's Verner's Pattern VIII Prismatic Compass in Leather Carrier by French & Son Ltd. - Both Dated 1917 German Badges & Signs complete with the original tail

complete with the original tail and AN-M110A1 display fuze

for front line highly mobile units

The 34th took Monte Trocchio without resistance as the German defenders withdrew to the main prepared defenses of the Gustav Line

showing the 4 groove rifling clearly

All buttons can still be pressed and there’s even a bit of the original wiring coming out of the bottom

Original British WWI Named Officer's Verner's Pattern VIII Prismatic Compass in Leather Carrier by French & Son Ltd. - Both Dated 1917 German Badges & Signs complete with the original tailOriginal Item: Only One Available. In lovely matured condition, this is a very nice brass Verner's Pattern VIII Prismatic field compass. These have a glass prism and a glass window on the lid with a line across it, which is used to determine the bearing of an object in the distance. It has a dry card compass with both a momentary bearing lock and transit lock, which rotates in the base. When the compass card stops, the required bearing is read off