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:: compass (direction indicator)

credit:: Admiralty Compass Observatory

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