Tachometer, Chronometric, Type C-7, WWII, Air Corps US Army Bf-109 The rubber cushion inside of

The rubber cushion inside of the case has deteriorated and softened

Item shipped may not be identical to item pictured here

Here is an Aircraft Inspection and Maintenance Guide for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber of the US Air Force dated 1948

There is a "0" above an "A" at center position flanked by a "L" and a "E" to the left and right of the scale

by showing increments of quarter fractions from 0 degrees (Up) to fully extended 45 degrees (Down)

Tachometer, Chronometric, Type C-7, WWII, Air Corps US Army Bf-109 The rubber cushion inside ofHere is an example of the WWII era Chronometric (i. e. mechanical) Tachometer, Type 7, as used by early single engine aircraft of the Air Corps US Army. According to the US Army Air Force Maintenance Interchangeability Chart dated Feb 1945, the C 11 tachometer was used in fighters P 40 Warhawk (E N), early versions of the P 47 Thunderbolt, and P 51 Mustang, dive bombers A 35 Vengeance and A 36 Apache, and transports UC 61 and UC 64A. This tachometer