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Re: H. Hughes and son sextant pat 491
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2019 Dec 8, 18:35 -0800
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2019 Dec 8, 18:35 -0800
Hello, Sam.
Responses have rather drifted away from your original question about servicing. Does your "pattern 491 look anything like this one? https://sextantbook.com/2018/02/14/hughes-and-son-admiralty-pattern-micrometer
If so, I would be happy to guide you through servicing it by e-mail, or I could (modestly) recommend the book as a guide. I have sometimes servced/repaired sextants for others who are "all thumbs", for the cost of the return postage, but am not touting for custom...
Bill Morris
Pukenui
New Zealand
