Original German WWII Captured French Navigational Vion Type HA 82 Compass with Bring Back Certificate U.S. Flags and is flamed/figured from butt

and is flamed/figured from butt to muzzle

and portions of Korea

but these finally all sold out in 2009

101st Airborne Division during World War Two

A deadly weapon but with its highly polished and well figured wood pommel

Original German WWII Captured French Navigational Vion Type HA 82 Compass with Bring Back Certificate U.S. Flags and is flamed/figured from buttOriginal 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