British Artillery Prismatic Compass by Francis Barker & Son. British Compass WW1 with its shrapnel round

with its shrapnel round

later serving under the 23rd Armoured Brigade after the disbandment of their original brigade

reflects the regiment's proud history and service during World War II

this emergency issue was introduced shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War as a precautionary measure against economic instability and the threat of invasion

supporting forces across multiple theatres of war

British Artillery Prismatic Compass by Francis Barker & Son. British Compass WW1 with its shrapnel roundA rare Artillery or Surveyors Prismatic Compass, made in the UK c. 1982 by Francis Barker & Son Ltd of Edenbridge in Kent. With a brass and aluminium case, 102mm duralumin ring card calibrated to half degrees, folding prism and sighting vane, and screw threaded tripod mounting on the base. There is a transit lock which operates to lock the card when the sighting vane is folded, and a manual push button brake. The compass would originally have had a