Vietnam Era Escape Compass

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Full Description: This is a Vietnam Era military 'escape and evasion' compass. There are many kinds of escape compasses, this one is simply a small aluminum compass, with a plastic face.

Specifications:

• Date of Acquisition: December 2003
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• Dimensions: 14mm across the face, 5mm thick.
• Weight: 0.1 oz
• Needle: Stamped steel plate in a simple tapered needle configuration. Needle is painted red on the north end. Interior of the compass is unpainted aluminum with a small aluminum disk at the bottom bearing the printed graduations.
• Pivot: pin
• Damping: none
• Stop: none
• Graduations: Cardinal points. tickmarks at intra-cardinal points, and  5 smaller tickmarks between each cardinal and intra-cardinal point. This would divide out to 9 degrees per mark.
• Marks: none
• Serial Number:
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