Original U.S. - Issued British WWI Verner's Pattern VIII Prismatic Compass in Carrier - dated 1918 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly with original Normandy-style field-applied camouflage

with original Normandy-style field-applied camouflage

Overall condition is very good condition rare belt with an exception eye appeal

that can fill the hole in any Romantic's Collection

By Graham Priest: First published in 1986

The military version contained either an Army or Navy emblem on the front

Original U.S. - Issued British WWI Verner's Pattern VIII Prismatic Compass in Carrier - dated 1918 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly with original Normandy-style field-applied camouflageOriginal 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 a both a momentary bearing lock and transit lock, which rotates in the base. When the compass card stops, the required bearing is read off