Original British WWI Naval Charting Compass from Battleship HMS Audacious - Sunk Oct. 27 1914 Original Machine Guns Several days later

Several days later

Blade is somewhat heavy and the length is approximately 26 1/2" and overall length 38"

with almost all of the original paint present

Light cleaning efforts have been made on these locks to reveal the markings

Matured Brass mounts with armorer's stamps in perfect condition

Original British WWI Naval Charting Compass from Battleship HMS Audacious - Sunk Oct. 27 1914 Original Machine Guns Several days laterOriginal item: One of a Kind Set. This came to us from a well curated English WWI Maritime Collection, a named artifact. The Battle Ship H. M. S. AUDACIOUS was commissioned on October 19th 1913. She was 597 feet in length and displaced 25,830 tons of water, with a complement of 860 men. She was the last of five King George V Class Battle Ships completed in 1913. She had 10 X 13 1 2" Guns, 16 X 4" Guns and 3 X Torpedo tubes. She was stationed at Scarpa