Original U.S. WWII 1944 Army Air Corps B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin with Matched Box Flintlocks It is well known that

It is well known that Norway adopted surplus German WW2 Helmets for use with their border guard after the war

The ferrule is intact

including the textured "corked" exterior

The flag has a maker's mark of the Valley Forge Flag company on the upper obverse hoist

Pilot wings insignia on right breast

Original U.S. WWII 1944 Army Air Corps B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin with Matched Box Flintlocks It is well known thatOriginal 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