An original A.F.0210. strap on an SOE compass sold recently (December 2019) on ebay for a strap value of about £400. This eclipses the previous record sale of January 2019. However, this strap was stamped A.F.0210., while the earlier sale was sterile.
SOE COMPASS ON EBAY DECEMBER 2019
The seller’s description refers to our website, and was :
The rear of the compass is shown below.
The compass has no markings as for all this type of compass.
The A.F.0210. strap was introduced by the MoD for military watches and compasses in 1945, with a stores description A6/AF0210 : STRAP, WRIST, INSTRUMENT, quickly shortened to the AF0210 strap....
The A.F.0210. strap was introduced by the MoD for military watches and compasses in 1945, with a stores description A6/AF0210 : STRAP, WRIST, INSTRUMENT, quickly shortened to the AF0210 strap....
The ATP watch and the AF0210 strap are the only period correct watch and strap combination for the WW2 period, and then continuing post war.
The ATP watch and the AF0210 strap are the only period correct watch and strap combination for the WW2 period, and then continuing post war.
The earliest bulk production date for AA/AFxxxx equipment is February 1945, and the first production run by Martin Wright and Sons Ltd (MW&S) was initially used by Airborne troops in...
The earliest bulk production date for AA/AFxxxx equipment is February 1945, and the first production run by Martin Wright and Sons Ltd (MW&S) was initially used by Airborne troops in...
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