Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Bubble Sextant AN-5851-1 in Bakelite Transit Case - dated 1943 Category_Snider Rifle Accessories Shops and workplaces were closed

Shops and workplaces were closed for the day and the reigning Pope – Pius XII – appeared on the balcony of the Vatican to address the jubilant crowds below in St Peter’s Square

Overall weapon length is just over 14 inches

being assigned to Fifteenth Air Force 55th Bombardment Wing

indicates that the first incarnation of this piece was produced by London Small Arms Co

for attaching the telephone wire to

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Bubble Sextant AN-5851-1 in Bakelite Transit Case - dated 1943 Category_Snider Rifle Accessories Shops and workplaces were closedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice U. S. Army Air Forces Bubble Type Sextant with Altitude Averaging device, USAAF part number AN 5851 1, in very good condition. These were used for night time navigation about WWII Aircraft, designed to hang from a suspension arm in the bubble canopy of a military aircraft. These were used in Bombers such as the PBY and B 17. It comes complete with its black Bakelite Case Transit chest, which would