Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Bubble Sextant AN-5851-1 in Transit Case - Dated 1942 British Machine Guns GRADE 2 DUE TO STORAGE

GRADE 2 DUE TO STORAGE WEAR AND COSMETIC ISSUES

It features the typical green wool gabardine construction with a  flaschengrün (dark bottle-green) "badge cloth" band and a traditional high forward crown

Unlike the other examples we have had

The ricasso of the nickel plated blade is marked with H

Harpers Ferry Armory

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Bubble Sextant AN-5851-1 in Transit Case - Dated 1942 British Machine Guns GRADE 2 DUE TO STORAGEOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice U. S. Army Air Forces Bubble Type Sextant with Altitude Averaging device, USAAF part number AN 5851 1, in very good condition. These were used for night time navigation about WWII Aircraft, designed to hang from a suspension arm in the bubble canopy of a military aircraft. These were used in Bombers such as the PBY and B 17. It comes complete with its black Bakelite Case Transit chest, which would