Original U.S. WWII 1942 Army Air Corps B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin with Box Mortars The Stielhandgranate's handle design provided

The Stielhandgranate's handle design provided a lever motion in a throw

The hammer and receiver retain 50% original finish with a bit of case coloring evident

the Air Medal with 13 oak leaf clusters

Peter Rainier

Original U.S. WWII 1942 Army Air Corps B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin with Box Mortars The Stielhandgranate's handle design providedOriginal 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