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Re: Sextant sales; was: Role of CN at sea, was Re: Averaging sights ...
From: Bill B
Date: 2004 Oct 14, 15:57 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2004 Oct 14, 15:57 -0500
> Is it possible to get any specific number?
> Or an estimate?
> I mean something more precise that ("hundreds OR thousands
> Astra III sales" in Bill's message).
> Alex.
>
> On Thu, 14 Oct 2004, CarlZog wrote:
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ken Gebhart"
>>> Carl,
>>>
>>> Sextant sales in the US, Europe, and Australia are all higher than
Kindly provided by a leader in the business of selling sextants and
navigational goods. The question was, "an estimate of current annual
world-wide sales.'
Astra IIIB - 1500, Cassens & Plath - 300, Tamaya - 30, Freiberger - 300,
Russian - Don't know if they still make them new or not, Davis plastic (MK
25,15, & 3) - 5000. Of the Davis models, most are the MK-3 which go to
schools, and gift shops, and are not destined for real navigation use.
Bill
