Original U.S. WWII 1944 Army Air Forces B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin Japanese Edged Weapons - Original wartime dog tags

- Original wartime dog tags that read RAYMOND J EASTMAN 36752207 T43-44B HANOVER ILL

This helmet is stamped "124" which indicates the approximate manufacture date of April 1942

Overall length is 10 3/4 inches

with the rear sight having been removed when it was fitted with a wonderful rear "peep" sight

- Original brass SNLF insignia on front of helmet shell

Original U.S. WWII 1944 Army Air Forces B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin Japanese Edged Weapons - Original wartime dog tagsOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Type A 8 was a navigation stopwatch designed for timing ground speed meters for determining the velocity of aircraft relative to the ground. One revolution of the Type A 8 hand was equivalent to ten seconds. The dial was white on early Wittnauer Type A 8 watches and black on Elgin watches produced from 1940 onward. Elgin, Waltham, the Federal Television Corp. and Aristo Import Co. manufactured Type A 8