Verenigde Staten van Amerika - Nice WW2 USAAF Airforce

A genuine WW2 functional! USAAF Wittnauer compas as used by pilots and navigators, a rare find, complete with box and the original cloth pouch - Wittnauer compasses are compasses made by Wittnauer company for the U.S. military forces at the start of World War II. Watch-Type compass was among the contents of the U.S. Army Air Force pilot's emergency kit which fits into the back pad of a parachute (see attached photo from WW2). Watchmakers fleeing Europe at the start of World War II were given jobs manufacturing navigational instruments and other war products at Wittnauer. Due to Wittnauer's long relationship with the American military, the company was given a contract to produce compasses for the U.S. military forces in 1941. Most of the Wittnauer compasses you see come up for sale were made this year. They were included as part of a survival kit for U.S. aviators, and were frequently seen as Officer’s compasses. A nice used example which has clear needle movement and locks nicely, and complete with the original box and pouch, in nice condition (you can see it always has been in the box and pouch) - the needle has some wiggle, but still works nevertheless; finally, the original owner removed the ring at the top at some point, presumably because he didnt need to put a lanyard on it. See photo's.

Great and rare 100% original item from WW2 in functional condition! See also our other interesting military books and militaria for sale!


Hét online veilinghuis voor jou!

Catawiki is het meest bezochte online platform in Europa voor bijzondere objecten geselecteerd door experts, en biedt wekelijks meer dan 65.000 objecten aan voor de veiling. Het is onze missie om onze klanten een spannende en probleemloze ervaring te bieden bij het kopen en verkopen van bijzondere, moeilijk te vinden objecten.


Waarom Catawiki?

Lage veilingkosten

Al onze objecten zijn gecontroleerd door onze 240+ experts

24/7 meebieden in onze app.

Bieden is uitsluitend mogelijk op de website van Catawiki. Maak eenvoudig een gratis account op de website aan en biedt direct mee!

Kavel omschrijving


Biedingen zijn alleen geldig via de website van Catawiki.