Bidspirit auction | Two Brass Prismatic Compasses Including

Two Brass Prismatic Compasses Including a 1941 MK III Military Example - A pair of brass prismatic compasses, comprising one British military Mark III liquid-filled marching compass and one smaller pocket compass. The Mark III unit features a brass case with a patinated finish, a hinged lid with a glazed sighting window and vertical hairline, and a brass thumb ring. The base is engraved with the characters T.G. CO. LTD LONDON, a broad arrow pheon symbol, MK III, and the date 1941. The internal dial is graduated in degrees from 0 to 360. The second item is a polished brass pocket compass featuring a hinged lid with an internal vertical sighting wire. It includes a flip-up sighting prism and a black dial with white degree markings. The base is engraved with the characters T. COOK LONDON. Both instruments retain their original sighting components and mechanical hinges.