Original German WWII Captured French Navigational Vion Type HA 82 Compass with Bring Back Certificate U.S. Flags and portions of Korea

and portions of Korea

In 50 years collecting we’ve only had about a half dozen of these and they were always very rare

101st Airborne Division during World War Two

When the flash reached the central chamber

The style and materials used indicate that it was made around 1880

Original German WWII Captured French Navigational Vion Type HA 82 Compass with Bring Back Certificate U.S. Flags and portions of KoreaOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a Navigational Compass as used in aircraft of France during WWII. The compass is marked on the side Compas VION type H. A. 82. Brevete S. G. D. G. it reads rests in its original wooden box with leather strap. The compass is affixed to a mounting bracket, which could be attached to either a vertical or horizontal surface of the aircraft. Small levers on either on either side of the round