Original British WWI Named Officer's Verner's Pattern VIII Prismatic Compass in Leather Carrier by French & Son Ltd. - Both Dated 1917 Uniforms Germany as well as U

Germany as well as U

It has a Heavy Stamped steel two-piece hilt with muzzle ring

“cbl” indicates that the case was made by Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke AG in Nurnberg A key to the manufacturers’ codes can be found in German Military Letter Codes 1939 – 1945 by John Walter (IMA Product Number MB1052)

It also comes with a front Anti-Aircraft "Spider" sight

Original British WWI Named Officer's Verner's Pattern VIII Prismatic Compass in Leather Carrier by French & Son Ltd. - Both Dated 1917 Uniforms Germany as well as UOriginal 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 both a momentary bearing lock and transit lock, which rotates in the base. When the compass card stops, the required bearing is read off