Military Issue MK1 Mils Prismatic Marching WFS Compass. MISC 885. Military Issue MK1 Mils Prismatic Marching WFS Compass. MISC 885. Antiques & Militaria

Model MK1 Mils was introduced in 1966 and has been used in Conflicts by the British Army from the Falklands, Bosnia and still used during the First Gulf War. So called a prismatic compass because of the right-angled prism that folds over the compass. When the eye is brought close to the prism the readings can be taken while sighting the point of observation. The prism's height can be adjusted for sharper readings of the scale on the compass card. The glass above the compass has a scale that can be adjusted with a screw on the side. The cover has a round sighting glass window with a dividing line. Stamped to the rear is; ‘WFS B3985 MILS MK1 6605-99-960-0789’. The prismatic compass was an indispensable instrument for officers in the British Army. Made from brass and over lacquered in black. The compass is intact, and still contains the original fluid damped disc, the inside is clear and the numbers, (Divisions: 360 deg., clockwise), Mils is stamped on the mother of pearl compass card dial which is easy to read. There are compass points engraved on the outside dial with a turning dial held in place by a brass screw. The price includes UK delivery. MISC 885.