NavList:
A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
Re: Horizon mirror for 1944 US Navy MKII Sextant
From: Steven Gardiner
Date: 2026 Mar 8, 19:11 -0700
From: Steven Gardiner
Date: 2026 Mar 8, 19:11 -0700
Thank you; been that route already....There are a few Mk II sextants (Bendix and Davis) on eBay, all needing a lot of love, but also asking stupid prices...
I've know Ridge for decades, and have been corresponding off and on with Bill for some time.
I've reached out to the various Maritime academies that I sail with in hopes that there might be something in their junk lockers (already went through Mass Maritime's just prior to the Sea Term this year). If I could find the schematics/dimentions I would fabricate one...






