i used to have a recta DP10 similar to the one in bahdog's pic's, but it has the direct sighting prismatic feature similar to the silva compass that adi posted. the DP10 is the swiss army issue compass.
recta DP10
i don't know what happened to it, but ihaven't seen it for a couple of years.
my main compass at the moment is a recta compass similar to the ranger with the mirror, it has a dry capsule so no need to worry about bubbles.
my spare recently got smashed, so i'll be retiring the ranger clone and getting a new frontline compass.
the best value for money compasses have to be these
recta again, but the mirror folds out flat to give you an extra long base plate for taking bearings on the map. they used to do a couple one called the scout, and one called the cadet.
both silva and suunto seem to be too expensive for what they are. the swiss made recta compasses are superb quality wise, yet reasonably priced.
if you're thinking of going abroad, many UK bought compasses won't work, due to the variation in the earths magnetic field. recta have a global needle system, a comapass needle on a gimble. which will work all over the world.
cheers, and.