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    Digging around at home again!

    Found a couple of compasses I brought years ago and placed in the gunsafe and never bothered with them until I brought another 1 the other day which I have asked question about in another thread.
    One is a 1943 Mk III the other is a W F S L1A1 '76 do not know much of the latter but I used the Mk III on night marches as a cadet they were pretty good but I sure as heck hated walking into spider webs at night.
    The Mk III I sent to a firm that said they could get the bit of crud & air bubble out of it and they proceeded to smash the degrees glass, sent it back with a sorry note I was pretty ****ed off, now all I can do is have it repaired it certainly has some dings of perhaps active service.
    The L1A1 has the thumb ring missing and a huge air bubble rendering the mils card non rotating but they did manage to put a radiation sign on it nice touch when you a receiving Mini-servits whilst viewing the marching line and mils card.......!
    Have pictured them left to Rt new one middle L1A1 Busted Mk III
    Anyone know of an Australianicon provider that could repair these back to what they used to be or do they have to cross the pond to the U.K your help with this is TIA.
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