Recognition Model, Japanese Fighter Ki-43 Oscar C-7 Above the center axis is

Above the center axis is a window to display barometric pressure in millibar

The pack with the aircraft graphic has not yet been idenfitied

This model also has a small floating-ball turn/bank indicator at the bottom of the instrument

See spec sheet in photo gallery

so it was likely used in a USN aircraft

Recognition Model, Japanese Fighter Ki-43 Oscar C-7 Above the center axis isThis is a Recognition Model of the WWII era Japanese Fighter Ki 43 "Oscar", known as the Japanese Army's "Zero" (we all know that the actual A6M Zero was flown by the Japanese Navy). From our research, we believe it to be an authentic 1: 72 model produced by the well known maker of WWII recognition models, Cruver. It has the (c) Cruver symbol and is dated 9 43. These recognition models were suspended on a string in air and were used to train airmen to