Original U.S. WWII Named 1944 Army Air Forces B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin Japanese Army probably from not being cleaned

probably from not being cleaned after shooting corrosive ammunition

The case also has a silver escutcheon on the lid marked with the following inscription:-

It was found however that the side holes did not disperse the smoke in training well

It still has the correct shape

Original U.S. WWII Named 1944 Army Air Forces B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin Japanese Army probably from not being cleanedOriginal 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