Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Navigational and

An Assortment of Navigational and Orienteering Compasses including Silva and Military Style Examples - An assortment of navigational compasses of various designs. The collection includes a Silva A20 orienteering compass featuring a transparent acrylic baseplate, liquid-filled capsule with a rotating bezel, luminous markings, and scales in millimetres and inches. The baseplate is marked Silva Sweden A20 and it is fitted with a bright orange cord lanyard. Also included are two military-style lensatic sighting compasses in olive drab painted metal casings; the first features a flip-up sighting lid with a vertical wire and a folding magnifying lens, with the side of the base marked with a map scale reading Meters 1:50,000. The second military-style compass is a prismatic type with a rotating outer bezel and is attached to a heavy-duty olive drab cord lanyard via a metal ring. Completing the group is a small open-face pocket compass in a silver-toned metal case with a glass crystal. The white dial features black graduations and cardinal points, marked Germany below the centre point, and includes a swivel suspension loop.