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    DRGM compass

    I've just got this nice 1939 stamped mapcase off ebay and snuggling inside was this:

    D.R.G.M. marked compass by Busch Rathenow. Anyone care to comment on it?

    John
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    with mapcase

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      #3
      Nice looking compass, but there should be a lid with a polished metal surface on the inside that can be used as a mirror, otherwise it would be very difficult to shoot a bearing with any accuracy. Perhaps the previous owner only used it to take / apply bearings to a map.... but I don't know why you would want to do that.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Infanteer
        but there should be a lid with a polished metal surface on the inside that can be used as a mirror
        I know what you mean but there is no evidence of anything being attached, broken off etc - this is it as it was issued.

        John

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          #5
          Having a rule on the side, maybe it was used only with the maps?
          The World Needs Peace

          Interesting photo archive: http://www.lostbulgaria.com

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            #6
            I had one before that I sold off. They do not come with a lid, but mine had the original string that is attached underneath.

            I found mine at a flea market in Germany and like flashlights, most compass were commercial in nature and for civilian camping, Volksmarch uses. You have to believe it wound up in the hands of a Soldier.
            Alitur vitium vivitque tegendo

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              #7
              So it was just for use with the maps... seems like a waste as you would need another compass to shoot a bearing, unless I am missing something.

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                #8
                It is not used just for maps, it can be held afield. It can be used for maps, just like the other kind.
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                  #9
                  Ohhhhh, now I see There are little "nubs" that form a sight so that it can be used as a marching compass. First time that I have seen one like that.

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                    #10
                    This is a hitlerjugend kompas.
                    The same kompas whit a mirror and a lid are the army models..
                    Your kompas belongs in a small brown bag, that's how it leave's the factory in those days

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                      #11
                      It can be held afield and is not limited to maps. Similar to the Retro Bowl other type, it can be applied to maps.

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