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Sara and Dan,

> I am looking for a really good used sextant
> in the under $400 range.

I can think of only one possibility to get such a sextant
that satisfies your conditions.
Buy an SNO-T from a Russian/Ukrainian/Baltic
seller on e-bay.

The general agreement (at least on this list) seems to
be that this is a "high quality sextant". That is comparable
to Freiberger, Cassens-Plath and Tamaya.
For a NEW Freiberger/Cassens/Plath or Tamaya you expect to
pay well over $1000. And an SNO-T can be still bought "new"
on E-bay, in the sense that it is made in 1980-s but still
in the factory packaging and not used.

They are frequently available on E-bay for $300+
but you pay a non-trivial amount for shipping and
money transfer. (They don't accept PayPal
or credit cards). These Russian/Ukrainian/Baltic
sellers
seems to be honest and reliable and I can recommend you
one or two which I personally tested.

Alex.

P.S. If you are not a "high precision"/Lunars fan,
and if you are satisfied with the accuracy needed for
the "usual small boat navigation" you may consider also
the older Russian model, SNO-M. It is of more traditional
design, and cann be bought even cheaper on e-bay.


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