8in Working 2Telescope Brass Micrometer Sextant w Box

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Large Working Black Powder Coated Brass Micrometer Nautical Captain's 8 in. Sextant with 2 Telescopes , and hardwood box. Everyone Likes This Sextant! This item is a NEW very large powder coated brass (black) intricate nautical 8 in sextant reproduction with sturdy box and second telescope. This is one of the favorites. The sextant itself is quite detailed, Micrometer adjustment with six glass filter lenses (two each of blue, yellow, and green), , and large swing arm, twin reflective mirrors, comes with 2 telescopes and hardwood box. Notice 2 Telescopes, BOTH telescopes ( normal and inverted ) are included and the box has a place for the second telescope to store. The arm features a magnifying lens and a highly accurate micrometer adjuster. The micrometer is an incredibly intricate device that allows you to advance the swing arm by a single degree with each full turn of the micrometer wheel. The micrometer wheel is marked with 60 markings, representing the 60 arc-minutes in an arc-degree. Turn this micrometer wheel while sighting the main arc-degree through the magnifying lens and you can make incredibly small adjustments. The full 120 degree arc is inset with white metal to contrast with the brass, and features individual degree demarcations. Imagine sailing ship captains in the early 1900s using an instrument like this. If you like no-glare from your sextant, this black powder coated is a nice way to do it. This heavy brass sextant also features a solid construction and weighs over 4 pounds. Crafted in the style of a century ago, this sextant has a nicely polished and finished wood handle, as well as black brass stand legs for upright easy display. All in all, would make a great gift for the sextant enthusiast and novice alike. Certainly a fine item for the sextant, brass, nautical, surveying, engineering instrument, militaria, or other collection - very nice looking on display. This detailed item measures approximately 9 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 4 1/2 inches high, and weighs almost 4 pounds. Box size is 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 6in. Sext5066 READ BEFORE YOU BUY A SEXTANT: The word Working in the title means the sextant can have final adjustments, calibration, and be used, but keep in mind these are handmade reproductions of antiques, not modern machine made precise instruments. If you want perfection spend the big bucks and get what you want, as these are for the average user wanting the looks of years gone by, brass instead of plastic, and are willing to spend the little extra time to set calibration so they can actually use it. Every user has different abilities, some can not change a part on their boat, and most likely should not buy a sextant, while others bought a used boat and rebuilt it, they will have patience to set the sextant calibration better than when the antique it is copied from was new, most likely.. All a sextant does is measure an angle from far of places, what you do with the reading, and how accurate you make the reading is up to the user. Be careful buying reproduction sextants as most can not be calibrated without changing parts, or remounting parts. Sextant Basics International Customers: Your country may have a customs charge, or a customs type fee charge. Some countries have various type fees, and some do not. We can not be responsible for this type fees, as we have no control of this and no way to know if you will or will not be charged any extra fees. If your item does not show up within ( 9 days for Express Mail ), (12 days for Priority Mail ), please call your customs office with the tracking number UPS or USPS sent you the day we shipped the item. If you lost the number send us an email and we will look it up for you. Be sure your computer is set to receive emails from ( UPS ), and ( US mail ). Return policy: We do offer a 85% of purchase price only refund if returned within 7 days. Item must be returned in same ... read more

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