United Kingdom. A 1917 Prismatic Verner’s Pattern Compass, by S. Moran & Co Hold 5 mm and 35 mm

5 mm and 35 mm x 114 mm)

with gilt wear evident on the reverse from contact with the uniform

bronze FERT gladius on its original ribbon

Slight loss of paint is evident

United Kingdom. A 1917 Prismatic Verner’s Pattern Compass, by S. Moran & Co Hold 5 mm and 35 mmA working example of a British Verners Pattern Mark VIII Prismatic Marching Compass, comprising a brass body with cardinal points around the exterior with a glass cover bearing a single strip painted with luminescence (potentially radium) and a thin central line. The interior silvered turntable ring is gradated in black numerals from 20 to 340 on the inner circle, with the external ring in individual increments. A prismatic glass viewer folds over the