Milsurp After Hours

Gentlemen, here is a 1917 dated British army compass for your perusal.

Joe

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now that is a neat looking accoutrament , i like it a lot

Joe,

I take it from the marks on the rubber seal that it has the 'pull down' thumb ring.

I prefer the prismatic marching compass to the modern 'Silva' type, it's so much easier to take bearings and back bearings (okay, so you need to keep a protractor to lay-out on a map - that's what map cases are for). It might have something to do with it being the fist pattern I was trained on

It's so nice to find a dated prismatic compass still with its original finish, I've seen too many on sale polished back to the brass (because it looks prettier on a shelf somewhere), that one is a working compass. Where did you find your example? Do you have a history for it?

That is one Very Nice piece (and I am jealous! - I spent months looking for a decent version - never did find one)

Do you have any other marching compasses? I seem to recall a second pattern with the vernier ring on the surface, allowing the bearing to be set and read from above.

Tom

Remember these well, in the 1950s these were still being used in the Aust. Army. Not that they didn't have more modern ones (read newer) but WW I vintage ones were still in use.

Should have 'liberated' a few

If I remember rightly, it didn't seem to matter what sort of compass I used in map reading lessons - very few in the Company could get their head round maps and bearings. Used to drive me mad!

They used to say "It's OK for you Sarge, you were in the Navy and you didn't need maps"!!

I like that also great war stuff is cool thanks for the look.

Tom unfortunately its not my Compass, it belongs to our club secretary who has loads of goodies like this. I honestly don`t know where he sniffs out kit like this!

Joe

"...it belongs to our club secretary who has loads of goodies like this. I honestly don`t know where he sniffs out kit like this!..."

Joe,

Let me guess, he's also one of those total jammy b*gg*rs who gets kit like that for next to nothing - I used to know someone like that - always finding really nice bits of kit for pennies at car boot sales and charity shops - it's enough to make one spit feathers.

Tom

Tom-May wrote:

"...it belongs to our club secretary who has loads of goodies like this. I honestly don`t know where he sniffs out kit like this!..."

Joe,

Let me guess, he's also one of those total jammy b*gg*rs who gets kit like that for next to nothing - I used to know someone like that - always finding really nice bits of kit for pennies at car boot sales and charity shops - it's enough to make one spit feathers.

Tom

Thats exactly right Tom

Joe

He is a nice Guy though.

He does have some beautiful kit though, not that I'm jealous or anything