Civil War Officer Compass - Brass - VERY RARE

Description

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This is a very rare item from the
Civil War
. A
pocket compass
made of
brass
and
very compact
(see photo for size). It has two distinguishable dents in the brass sides
which is most likely from misuse, and there is
no cover
.
The
needle points North
as it should; the locking spring moves as it should beneath
the needle but
it does not fixedly secure the needle completely in place.
Clearly this old veteran from the War has seen much usage.
Many like these were made in
France
and imported before the War. Other imported
versions were made
in
Germany.