Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Type B-1 Octant by Pioneer Instrument in Transit Case Helmets and the finish is a

and the finish is a nice blue with bit of wear

based at home but bound to march out at short notice

On 10 September 1944 the Spearhead Division fired what it claimed was the first American field artillery shell of the war onto German soil

The group soon embarked the RMS Mauritania for transport to England

The lock is marked Manuf

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Type B-1 Octant by Pioneer Instrument in Transit Case Helmets and the finish is aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This a a very rare navigational instrument, as used on American bombers in WWII. The data plates on the octant and transit chest are identical, and read: OCTANT 3003 1 B PIONEER INSTRUMENT DIVISION OF BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION BENDIX, NEW JERSEY, U. S. A. Condition of the Octant is quite good, though we have no way of testing it. The only issue is that the original rubber eyepiece is now somewhat stiff, being