J.W. Handley Trough Compass

There are 2 identical compasses available.

Condition: New Old Stock
Marked with Defence Department Broad Arrow
Serial No:1318 (Matching serial number on end of box)

Rosewood box with brass plate inside of the lid that presses down on the button on the end of the compass to lock needle in plase during storage / transportation.

Compass size: L153mm W25mm H17mm (at rasied end)
Box size: L168mm W42mm H28mm
Complete with origional waxed storage paper, although a little tatty.

The compass is precision machined of brass material with a long needle to ensure accuracy. The compass scale is marked with a centre zero (for magnetic north) and graduations indicating plus and minus five degrees. The compass is housed in a protective wooden case with a sliding lid. The lid has a brass slide which locks the compass needle during periods when the compass is not in use.

This compass is the type used by an artillery unit of the Australian Military Forces during World War 2.

This compass was manufactured by J. W. Handley P/L of Melbourne in 1944.


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