Rare Antique Bagnold Desert Command Hand Held Sun Compass/dial

WE HAVE HERE AN IMPRESSIVE AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE ANTIQUE HAND HELD SUN COMPASS/DIAL INSTRUMENT DEVELOPED BY 1ST WW ARMY OFFICER RALPH BAGNOLD LATER DESERT COMMAND OFFICER C1940 IT WAS USED TO PLOT DIRECTION AND POSITION DURING THE DESERT CONFLICT ITS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH SOME AGE RELATED WEAR AND A SMALL CRACK TO THE FRUIT WOOD HANDLE IT IS IN GREAT FULLY OPERATIONAL WORKING CONDITION AND HAS THE INITIALS RGS NO1 ENGRAVED ON THE UNDERSIDE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE PIECE OF SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT THERE IS A SIMILAR EXAMPLE IN THE NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM IN LONDON PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER INSTRUMENTS THANK YOU. The item "RARE ANTIQUE BAGNOLD DESERT COMMAND HAND HELD SUN COMPASS/DIAL" is in sale since Thursday, October 22, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Science/Medicine\Scientific Instruments".

The seller is "harryb2010" and is located in Maidstone. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Type: Compass
Period: 1901 to 1950
Primary Material: metal and wood
Object Type: Compass
Antique: Yes
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original