Original WWII U.S. Army Air Corps Type A-1 Astrograph with Star Charts and Manual in Transit Chest - dated 1942 Resin Guns and Grenades WE WILL FEAR NO

WE WILL FEAR NO

The crossguard has a typical Alcoso style open winged eagle which looks to the viewer's right

The outer surfaces of the box exhibit expected wear and crazing from age and use

The 28 inch straight blade's ricasso is marked on one side with the Emerson & Silver company marking -

The Sleeve is manufactured of a cast-steel sleeve with four sheet-steel fins held into place with a locking nut

Original WWII U.S. Army Air Corps Type A-1 Astrograph with Star Charts and Manual in Transit Chest - dated 1942 Resin Guns and Grenades WE WILL FEAR NOOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice U. S. Army Air Corps Type A 1 Astrography, or Star Chart Projector, complete in its original transit case. These instruments were used in aircraft with a navigator crewman as an aid to determine the position and course of the aircraft during nighttime flying using celestial navigation. The black projector was installed above a map table at the navigators station at the height specified by the