Original WWII U.S. Army Air Corps Pilot's Type B-16 Magnetic Compass by Bendix - dated 1941 Manufacture Type_Original Items The RZM ensured that the

The RZM ensured that the manufacturers of military items were consistent in design

We surmise that it was made for a child

Dug up from a World War One trench in May of 1983 in the grounds of Hooge Chateau (Castle) at Ypres the scene of a very fierce fighting campaign

Adolf Rossler

The barrel has a small deer antler type back sight and a small blade fore sight

Original WWII U.S. Army Air Corps Pilot's Type B-16 Magnetic Compass by Bendix - dated 1941 Manufacture Type_Original Items The RZM ensured that theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Pre WWII example of the Army Type B 16 Direct Reading Magnetic Compass. This type was used across a number of US Army Air Corps and Air Forces aircraft during WWII, including heavy bombers B 17, B 24, B 29, medium bombers B 25 and B 26, as well as light bomber A 20, according to the Accessories Interchangeability Chart dated Feb 1945. It was also used in versions of US Army Air Force WWII fighters