Original British WWII Officer Map Case - WWII Dated Hand Select:No making it legal to own

making it legal to own in the USA

Moravia (Bratri G&B - Brno) in Czechoslovakia and Eisenhuttenwerk Thale in Thale

Marked also with Government manufacture's code

See pages 16/17 in "WEAPONS OF THE WW2 TOMMY" by David B

In contrast the Boarding Pike was shorter measuring 5' 6" overall (66") with a 15" steel heads also fitted on Ash wood shaft

Original British WWII Officer Map Case - WWII Dated Hand Select:No making it legal to ownOriginal Item: During the Second World War, British and commonwealth (Australian and Canadian) officers were issued map cases in a smaller and larger size. These map cases are the smaller of the two. The map case consists of a wood board with canvas cover. The cover has a number of pockets for pens and instruments and the board is covered with a perspex cover, protecting the map. Genuine collectible, all are dated between 1940 1945 and are offered in