Dear Sir or Madam. The item in question came into my ownership as it was left to me by my grandfather. “Papa” acquired it in, or just after the war. He acquired it in the island of Jersey where he lived for the duration of the war, under occupation by the Germans. Although he told me many stories about what it was like to live as a young man in an island held under a foreign rule he would never tell me the story of how he acquired the. It is a Luftwaffe. Produced for its marine wing. It was manufactured in Lake Constance in southern Germany between 1938 to the end of the war. The inscription listed on the face of the. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions. The item “WW2 German Askania-Werke A. G Luftwaffe Gimballed Compass” is in sale since Thursday, January 21, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Other Naval Collectibles”. The seller is “mischiefmaker2000″ and is located in Rockland, Maine. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany