R.A.F. aperiodic air compass with carrying case

Made:
1918-1939 in Europe

Aperiodic R.A.F. air compass, type P 7, with grid view system viewed in reflection from mirror. Unknown maker, Europe, 1918-1939.

Details

Category:
Navigation
Object Number:
1939-363
Materials:
complete, brass (copper, zinc alloy), mirror-glass (silvered), glass, paint and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 140 mm x 155 mm, 1.665kg
type:
watercraft and compass (direction indicator)
credit:
Admiralty Compass Observatory

Parts

Carrying case for R.A.F. aperiodic air compass

Carrying case for R.A.F. aperiodic air compass

Carrying case for aperiodic R.A.F. air compass, type P 7, with grid view system viewed in reflection from mirror. Unknown maker, Europe, 1918-1939.

Object Number:
1939-363/1
type:
case
R.A.F. aperiodic air compass

R.A.F. aperiodic air compass

R.A.F. aperiodic air compass

Object Number:
1939-363/2
type:
compass