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Title: WW1 British A rmyMarching Compass - which model & year
Post by: Ocky on July 06, 2015, 07:11:09 AM

Hi, im trying to find out more about this marching compass but i am struggling to find details regarding model & year.

I see similar compasses described as 'verners pattern MK 3,4,5' etc but there are no markings or names on my compass to get any details.

Help!

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Title: Re: WW1 British A rmyMarching Compass - which model & year
Post by: KC on July 06, 2015, 10:16:07 AM

It may resemble a Verners compass but all of the Verners that I am familiar with are marked.

Have you looked at Maritime or nautical compasses?

Title: Re: WW1 British A rmyMarching Compass - which model & year
Post by: Ipcress on July 06, 2015, 11:35:05 AM

Looks like a Mkiii prismatic. Sure there are no marks on the base ?

Looks like an impressed mark on the inside of the cover.

Title: Re: WW1 British A rmyMarching Compass - which model & year
Post by: Ocky on July 07, 2015, 03:19:34 AM

Thanks for the replies, i believe i have found the maker.

they giveaway was that verners typically had the locking knob at the 2 o'clock position, mine is at 4 o'clock. A bit of googling brought up very similar Francis Barker compasses from the same period.

You were right about the mark Ipcress, it is either 91 or 16, perhaps indicating a date of 1916?

Title: Re: WW1 British A rmyMarching Compass - which model & year
Post by: wilhenri on July 09, 2015, 01:36:16 AM

I had a feeling they were not liquid filled till almost the Second world war is this not a Pattern V11 or V111  7 or 8.. The Mk 111 then had liquid