Original U.S. WWII 1942 Army Air Force Pilot Gag Trophy Trench Art Compass French Pistols ' Today it makes a

' Today it makes a great candle lantern to sit on a table inside or out

The the blade of the knife has an RB Number marking on it

It opens to reveal two sides both with covers that unfold to be “desk tops” for writing

but was badly damaged when she ran aground in July and did not return until April 1943

when buckles were switched from stamped steel back to brass

Original U.S. WWII 1942 Army Air Force Pilot Gag Trophy Trench Art Compass French Pistols ' Today it makes aOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a piece which certainly walks the line between a militaria, folk art, and Americana. It is apparent, after studying the drawings and inscriptions on this piece, that the recipient, Lieutenant Darby Merrill, became lost during a training flight in his North American T 6 Texan. The trophy is mock up of a compass that is drastically off kilter. Directions on the compass are skewed (West being East, East being South,