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Sold-Libellensextant KM 2
The sextant has a casing of grey-lacquered aluminium and artificial materials, housing optical equipment, a clockwork averaging mechanism, electrical equipment, and a rubber eyecup. The instrument has two index shades in green and red.
The scale on the sextant is measured from 0° to 80° by 30 arcminutes.
The sextant is contained in a rectangular fitted, grey-lacquered aluminium carrying case containing a reflecting flat, a battery charger, six light bulbs, one of which is broken, and a contents list in German. There is also an instruction manual ‘Beschreibung und Bedienungsvorschrift für den Sold-Libellensextanten KM 2’, published by the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine Deutsche Seewarte in 1944.
The scale on the sextant is measured from 0° to 80° by 30 arcminutes.
The sextant is contained in a rectangular fitted, grey-lacquered aluminium carrying case containing a reflecting flat, a battery charger, six light bulbs, one of which is broken, and a contents list in German. There is also an instruction manual ‘Beschreibung und Bedienungsvorschrift für den Sold-Libellensextanten KM 2’, published by the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine Deutsche Seewarte in 1944.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1210 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Bubble Sextant |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Plath, C. |
| Date made: | circa 1940 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 130 mm x 300 mm x 200 mm |
| Parts: | Sold-Libellensextant KM 2 |