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Re: Ebay Sextant?????????
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2004 Nov 9, 21:44 -0500
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2004 Nov 9, 21:44 -0500
Dear Fred, I know this. And I am unhappy about this. I cannot even imagine buying anything with a swastica. And would be distressed to see anything like this in the homes of my friends. A On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Fred Hebard wrote: > On Nov 9, 2004, at 8:44 PM, Alexandre Eremenko wrote: > > > I suspect that people who pay this sort of money for a sextant > > "not in perfect condition" use them for decoration. > > But to use for decoration a sextant with a swastica??! > > > > Alex > > That swastica really raises the value of old Kriegsmarine sextants > compared to similar ones lacking it; somewhat of an eyeopener. > > Fred >