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Seekreiselsextant 2D
The sextant has a casing of aluminium and artificial materials, housing optical equipment, a clockwork averaging mechanism with the winding knob missing, electrical equipment, and a rubber eyecup. The clamp is broken.
The instrument has a scale measuring from 0° to 80° by 10 arcminutes, and a vernier measuring to 1 arcminute.
The sextant is contained in a square fitted wooden carrying case containing four shades, three grey and one red, a battery charger, two batteries, four light bulbs, two of which are broken, a suspension strap, now missing, and instructions for use in German. The case marked on the side, ‘3384’.
The instrument has a scale measuring from 0° to 80° by 10 arcminutes, and a vernier measuring to 1 arcminute.
The sextant is contained in a square fitted wooden carrying case containing four shades, three grey and one red, a battery charger, two batteries, four light bulbs, two of which are broken, a suspension strap, now missing, and instructions for use in German. The case marked on the side, ‘3384’.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1184 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Gyroscopic Sextant |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Plath, C. |
| Date made: | circa 1943 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 145 mm x 370 mm x 285 mm |
| Parts: | Seekreiselsextant 2D |