Original U.S. WWII Named 1944 Army Air Forces B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin Japanese Army Complete with metal locking spring

Complete with metal locking spring tab that secures the blade to the scabbard

with just a bit of tarnish

though the leather has degraded and cracked off on one end

the United Kingdom Parliament bestowed upon him an annuity of £1200 a year (Annuity to Admiral Saumarez Act 1803)

probably from not being cleaned after shooting corrosive ammunition

Original U.S. WWII Named 1944 Army Air Forces B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin Japanese Army Complete with metal locking springOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Type A 8 was a navigation stopwatch designed for timing ground speed meters for determining the velocity of aircraft relative to the ground. One revolution of the Type A 8 hand was equivalent to ten seconds. The dial was white on early Wittnauer Type A 8 watches and black on Elgin watches produced from 1940 onward. Elgin, Waltham, the Federal Television Corp. and Aristo Import Co. manufactured Type A 8