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Army / RAF / SOE escape button compass

SOLD

Code: E22074



Brown bakelte button with integral magnetised section.  Small dots on the reverse of the button indicate North and South.  When suspended by a thread the button could be used by an evader or escaper to head for neutral territory.  These were manufactured in black and brown, the former normally associated with the RAF.  Excellent condition with a section of card on which this was originally supplied.  Stock code E22074.