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Re: Barker & Son Precision Small Craft Sextant
From: Luc Van den Borre
Date: 2014 Mar 06, 19:09 +0100
From: Luc Van den Borre
Date: 2014 Mar 06, 19:09 +0100
On 6/03/2014 17:51, Jackson McDonald wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > I'm stumped. What is this sextant, and how is it used? > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Box-Sextant-late-model-mint-rare-Barker-amp-Son-Precision-Small-Craft-Sextant-/281279919845?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 Ah, that looks nice. Bill Morris has a good article on the box sextant (not specifically this one), as usual: http://sextantbook.com/2010/01/07/a-box-sextant/ I was looking through the archives and happened upon this warning about wrongly installed shade glasses. Not sure if it applies to the current auction: http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Wanted-Small-Craft-Precision-Sextant-from-FrancisBarker-Gebhart-jan-2007-g2114 Luc
