1941 MkIII British WWII Military Prismatic Marching Compass

The manufacturer is in fact "TG Co", standing for The Gramophone Company, not TG & Co.

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Name corrected .. thanks ...

Yes, I know this thread has been dormant for some time but I must inquire about this compass. I have not been collecting prismatic compasses for long, so I will admit I may be wrong, but in that short time I have I have read almost everything I come across and scrutinize over every compass I see. That is why this compass in the pictures of this article has left a bad taste in my mouth. Were someone to show me this and ask me my opinion, I would say it was a reproduction. There are too many things that stand out as most likely being an copy from India rather than an original from TG Co. The glaring issues for me are the fact that the clamping ring does not have the customary eight clamping screws, which were needed to evenly hold the sealing ring so that the fluid, (Isopropyl Alcohol) was retained and did not leak/evaporate. Since the compass has no fluid in it, I believe it never did. The second issue is the lack of radium lights in the compass on either the compass card at the North indicator arrow, on the Index glass (where it is marked out but no paint is present) or on the clamping ring (where it customarily is not oval as is seen here). There are a few other indicators also but I think the biggest have been laid out here. As I said, I am far from a professional collector so I would ask if I am incorrect, that someone educate me in my errors. Thanks..

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Regards,
Doug