United Kingdom. A 1917 Prismatic Verner’s Pattern Compass, by S. Moran & Co Auction bears Japanese characters on the

bears Japanese characters on the top in gilt

enamel chip on the obverse medallion

the back panel coming away from the body of the case's base and exposing the wooden framework

The unit moved to England in August-September 1942 and was assigned to the Eighth Air Force in September 1942

the reverse plain with a horizontal pinback

United Kingdom. A 1917 Prismatic Verner’s Pattern Compass, by S. Moran & Co Auction bears Japanese characters on theA working example of a British Verners Pattern Mark VIII Prismatic Marching Compass, comprising a brass body with cardinal points around the exterior with a glass cover bearing a single strip painted with luminescence (potentially radium) and a thin central line. The interior silvered turntable ring is gradated in black numerals from 20 to 340 on the inner circle, with the external ring in individual increments. A prismatic glass viewer folds over the