Brand new 1962 aluminum Chinese Army issued compass

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It is brand new which was found in a Chinese army warehouse! With leather pouch . It designed and being used by Chinese Army Officers and paratroops exclusively since 1960âe(tm)s till now. It has multi functions. The compass also features a gravity clinometer for measuring vertical angles which can be read while you are sighting via the polished stainless steel mirror. And this steel mirror can be as a survival tool to reflect it off the sun into an oncoming boat, plane, helicopter, etc. For easy nighttime view , three luminous dots glow on compass needle and cardinal points of the compass rose. T are 1:25,000, 1:50,000 and 1:100,000 map scales, and t is a small wheel which drives a jeweled map distance meter. Compass body is cast aluminum and it measures 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) square, 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick, and weighs 4.8 ounces (136 grams).