Original German WWII Luftwaffe Aviator Early Model AK 39 Wrist Compass by Kadlec Japanese Guns & Ordnance We have found some mention

We have found some mention of a maker Glisenti-Pieri or Glisenti/Pieri in our research

The material is in very good condition with some minor wear and no real moth damage that we can see

- Two giant scrap books with dozens of wartime European Theater of Operations photos of Kirwin and his unit as well as news clippings

Examination of the crown shows two linear cracks in the shell

A break shows up as a fine radial line on the edge of the spring

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Aviator Early Model AK 39 Wrist Compass by Kadlec Japanese Guns & Ordnance We have found some mentionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Utilized by German pilots during WWII, these wrist compasses were made by Kadlec in Prague, Czechoslovakia and introduced as AK 39 (Armband Kompass (wrist compass) 1939) to the Luftwaffe. The back of the black bakelite housing is marked with the maker and model information: ArmbandkompaBauart: KadlecBaumuster: AK 39Werk Nr. 4976Anforderz.: FL 23235Hersteller: jlr. The Luftwaffe register number is Fl23235 with Fl