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Azimuth Sight
A plastic moulded azimuth sight. The back sight is a slit and with spy hole while the fore sight is an open arch with a sighting wire. The sighting wire travels along the base frame to the centre cross bar. There is a hole in this cross bar to accommodate the compass spigot enabling the sight to be moved in azimuth.
O.A. Height 2.6" (6.8 cm)
O.A. Height 2.6" (6.8 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0513 |
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| Type: | Azimuth Sight |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Askaniawerke AG |
| Date made: | circa 1940 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 64 mm x 129 mm x 32 mm |
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