Original U.S. WWII 1942 Army Air Force Pilot Gag Trophy Trench Art Compass French Pistols ' Today it makes a

' Today it makes a great candle lantern to sit on a table inside or out

The the blade of the knife has an RB Number marking on it

The rifle has a stud on front of the upper band

This great example was made by Paul Weyersberg of Solingen

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Original U.S. WWII 1942 Army Air Force Pilot Gag Trophy Trench Art Compass French Pistols ' Today it makes aOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a piece which certainly walks the line between a militaria, folk art, and Americana. It is apparent, after studying the drawings and inscriptions on this piece, that the recipient, Lieutenant Darby Merrill, became lost during a training flight in his North American T 6 Texan. The trophy is mock up of a compass that is drastically off kilter. Directions on the compass are skewed (West being East, East being South,