Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Silk Escape Map - Tokyo and Osaka 1943 Schwarzlose MG Each bushing is marked with

Each bushing is marked with the manufacturer code

The overall form much resembles the "Belaying Pins" used by the British Navy at the time for tightening ropes etc

92 mm) 1940

which was done to disguise the fact that a pistol was being mass produced

It is enclosed in a leather case lined with velvet and silk

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Silk Escape Map - Tokyo and Osaka 1943 Schwarzlose MG Each bushing is marked withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a vintage, original, never issued WWII Army Air Force cloth 2 sided color "escape" map which is dated 1943. The war in the Pacific would eventually draw closer to a nuclear response and Japans unconditional surrender. It is double sided and measures 24 inches high by 26 inches wide. Font side top border reads EASTERN ASIA 1: 1,000,000 TOKYO NI 54 and shows Tokyo, the harbor and surrounding islands. Reverse