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Large Field Officer's Compass
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Large Field Officer's Compass

1920 - 1940
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Here we have a large sized brass Officer's field compass with an engraved Mother Of Pearl dial,  heavy quality GEC No. 8 -320261 RC, with crow foot mark, Mills-Mk 1.

Free UK postage and packaging is included in the price of this item, please contact us for a foreign shipping quote.

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Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge has dated this Antique Military Field Compass to the 1940s.

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SA1238302
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8732
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Here we have a large sized brass Officer's field compass with an engraved Mother Of Pearl dial,  heavy quality GEC No. 8 -320261 RC, with crow foot mark, Mills-Mk 1.
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Free UK postage and packaging is included in the price of this item, please contact us for a foreign shipping quote.
Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge
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Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge has dated this Antique Military Field Compass to the 1940s.

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SA1238302
Dealers Internal Ref
8732
Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge
Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge
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A circular black patinated brass military field compass featuring a central glass window, top sighting bar, and side directional markings.
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Archive I A circular black patinated brass military field compass featuring a central glass window, top sighting bar, and side directional markings.

Large Field Officer's Compass

Archive II A circular black patinated brass military field compass featuring a central glass window, top sighting bar, and side directional markings. View II
Archive III A circular black patinated brass military field compass featuring a central glass window, top sighting bar, and side directional markings. View III
Archive IV A circular black patinated brass military field compass featuring a central glass window, top sighting bar, and side directional markings. View IV
Archive V A circular black patinated brass military field compass featuring a central glass window, top sighting bar, and side directional markings. View V
Archive VI A circular black patinated brass military field compass featuring a central glass window, top sighting bar, and side directional markings. View VI
Archive VII A circular black patinated brass military field compass featuring a central glass window, top sighting bar, and side directional markings. View VII
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Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge

Terrier Antiques at Hebden Bridge
Telephone 01422 843189 or 07917 652471
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26 Market Street
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 6AA
United Kingdom
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A circular black patinated brass military field compass featuring a central glass window, top sighting bar, and side directional markings.
Large Field Officer's Compass
Ref: SA1238302
A circular black patinated brass military field compass featuring a central glass window, top sighting bar, and side directional markings.
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  • ObjectScientific Instruments
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleMilitary
  • MaterialBrass, Glass, Metal
  • ColourBlack
  • MotifsSighting bar, circular brass casing, directional dial, glass aperture

This large field officer's compass from 1940 is a military scientific instrument designed for practical field navigation. The heavy quality circular brass casing has a black patinated finish with visible surface wear and rubbing to the edges. A central glass aperture reveals an engraved mother of pearl directional dial with cardinal points, accompanied by a vertical top sighting bar, mounting screws, and side directional markings along the lower housing rim. The piece displays the manufacturer details for GEC, model number 8 -320261 RC, and a crow foot mark. In a contemporary home, this instrument suits placement on an office desk, study bookshelf, or library display table as a collectible conversation piece. Its compact proportions fit easily alongside books and documents while bringing historical military character to interior styling.

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Field officer compasses were critical instruments developed for land navigation, map reading, and artillery orientation during modern military campaigns of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These compact devices allowed officers to take precise directional bearings in varying terrain.

These instruments were predominantly engineered from brass for non-magnetic stability, often coated with a black lacquered or chemically blackened finish to reduce reflection in the field. Heavy glass covers protect the floating dial and magnetic needle assembly.

Authentic period examples feature precise metal casting, weighted brass housing, directional dial markings in degrees, and integrated sighting mechanisms or hair lines. Look for natural surface patination, wear along high-contact edges, and maker stampings or military issue marks.

A field compass serves as a tactile focal point when layered atop stacked books on an office desk, styled inside a display cloche, or arranged alongside brass paperweights and leather-bound volumes on dark wood shelving.

Dust gently with a soft, dry microfibre cloth to clean the casing and glass aperture. Avoid abrasive polishes or chemical cleaners that strip historical lacquers and age-acquired patination.
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