Original Japanese WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Lifeboat Binnacle and Compass “Model 2” - Dated 1944 German Field Equipment which is marked LAMINATED STEEL

which is marked LAMINATED STEEL to indicate how it was forged

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16 was particularly portable because of its light weight – the launcher itself weighted 31 pounds and the base plate an additional 48 pounds

After the Surigao Strait

Original Japanese WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Lifeboat Binnacle and Compass “Model 2” - Dated 1944 German Field Equipment which is marked LAMINATED STEELOriginal Item: Only One Available. A binnacle is a waist high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference as well as to protect the delicate instruments. Its traditional purpose was to hold the ship's magnetic compass, mounted in gimbals to keep it level while the ship pitched and rolled. A binnacle may be subdivided into sections and its