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Armeemodell I, Personal compass : Charles Kraus, Austro-Hungarian Army
Heraldry
Maker: Bezard
A hinged horseshoe shaped compass known as an 'Armeemodell I.' and used by the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. The hinging lid is made from white metal that has been painted black on the ins...REL28424.001
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Escape compass : Private H West, 51 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Compass with a brass body and glass top. The interior compass face is fitted with a floating arrow and is marked in graduations of two degree increments, with every twenty degrees marked in black nume...RELAWM16503
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Fob pocket compass : Sapper C M Coughlan, 6 Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: F Darton & Co
Silver fob pocket compass fitted with push-release sprung cover and fob chain ring. Reverse of case is impressed with a broad arrow within a capital 'D', over the maker's details, over 'V / 14018 / 19...REL33809
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Prismatic compass in case : Lieutenant V M Chataway, 9 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: A P Greenfield & Co Ltd
Prismatic compass in leather case. The compass is of brass with a removable brass cap, and there is a chrome plated brass screw fitting on the base. The glass face is missing, enabling the card to be ...REL34262
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Small escape compass used during escape from Holzminden POW camp : Captain S S B Purves, Royal Air Force
Heraldry
Maker: Purves, Stanley Stuart Beattie
Small escape compass made from a pair of needles threaded end to end through two pieces of paper and a small piece of wood between the two papers. A piece of thread has been wound round the wood so th...RELAWM16875.001