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Old 12-06-22, 07:20 PM
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Billy,
I once owned about 29 of these now mostly sold. A WW2 (and possibly later) RAF escape compass which was included in emergency/escape packs. They were also concealed in buttons with a reverse thread.
They have been reproduced I believe?

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