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Equipment - Equipment, Army, US Magnetic Compass

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Physical description

Compass with folding clip cover. There is a written description about the compass which is on display. Please see media file for more information.

Subjects

compass,
survival,
us magnetic compass,
rung sat,
swamp death,
mekong delta,
quang tri provence,
phuoc tuy province,
4/1 arvn bn,
1st regt,
1 div,
thua thien province,
local force battalion,
302 bn,
3 corps,
wo2 (temp) george maclauchlan logan,
33649,
royal australian infantry corps,
7th battalion,
royal australian regiment,
australian army training team vietnam (aattv),
jungle training centre,
canungra

On display

Identifier

10015

Place made

Plainfield, New Jersey, USA

Materials

Metal, Glass

Measurements

Width: 5.5 centimetres, Height: 15 centimetres

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Victorian Collections

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/656691e4604a79f689673ae4

Accessed 4 June 2026

This record was last updated 8 months ago

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