Original U.S. WWII 1942 Army Air Force Pilot Gag Trophy Trench Art Compass French Pistols The rifle has a stud

The rifle has a stud on front of the upper band

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

when buckles were switched from stamped steel back to brass

and further simplified the design

Original U.S. WWII 1942 Army Air Force Pilot Gag Trophy Trench Art Compass French Pistols The rifle has a studOriginal 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,