Original U.S. - Issued British WWI Verner's Pattern VIII Prismatic Compass in Carrier - dated 1918 Bayonets - Survival manual

- Survival manual

something that we have not had before

- WWI wool overseas cap with Musician insignia pin

without much damage or wear

The chin strap is unfortunately broken and extremely delicate due to age and drying out

Original U.S. - Issued British WWI Verner's Pattern VIII Prismatic Compass in Carrier - dated 1918 Bayonets - Survival manualOriginal 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