![Original U.S. WWII Hamilton Aero Covert Uniform Button Escape Compass – International Military Antiques Original U.S. WWII Hamilton Aero Covert Uniform Button Escape Compass – International Military Antiques](https://www.ima-usa.com/cdn/shop/products/ON10009__04.jpg?v=1596722635)
Original U.S. WWII Hamilton Aero Covert Uniform Button Escape Compass – International Military Antiques
![WW2 British RAF Tunic Button Escape Compass. Back of button is maker marked "Buttons Ltd Birmingham". Back unscrews to reveal compass. WW2 British RAF Tunic Button Escape Compass. Back of button is maker marked "Buttons Ltd Birmingham". Back unscrews to reveal compass.](https://hansonslive.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/images/lot/9145/91456_0.jpg?1605356285)
WW2 British RAF Tunic Button Escape Compass. Back of button is maker marked "Buttons Ltd Birmingham". Back unscrews to reveal compass.
![Original U.S. WWII Hamilton Aero Covert Uniform Button Escape Compass – International Military Antiques Original U.S. WWII Hamilton Aero Covert Uniform Button Escape Compass – International Military Antiques](https://www.ima-usa.com/cdn/shop/products/ON10009A__1.jpg?v=1596722720)
Original U.S. WWII Hamilton Aero Covert Uniform Button Escape Compass – International Military Antiques
![Escape button compass. Used by the Allies during WWII. Sewn into the trousers of those especially vulnerable to capture, e.g. agents & paratroopers. : r/specializedtools Escape button compass. Used by the Allies during WWII. Sewn into the trousers of those especially vulnerable to capture, e.g. agents & paratroopers. : r/specializedtools](https://i.redd.it/9kqmvzsxz9561.jpg)
Escape button compass. Used by the Allies during WWII. Sewn into the trousers of those especially vulnerable to capture, e.g. agents & paratroopers. : r/specializedtools
![Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on X: "This RAF Escape Button Compass was made to look like a regular uniform button. If an airman was lost in unknown territory he could turn the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on X: "This RAF Escape Button Compass was made to look like a regular uniform button. If an airman was lost in unknown territory he could turn the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1CHqRHXEAA1HW9.jpg)