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Re: Incomplete Instrument-- WWII German Soldsextant
From: David Pike
Date: 2020 Nov 30, 12:30 -0800
From: David Pike
Date: 2020 Nov 30, 12:30 -0800
Robert Swartz wrote: This instrument is missing the sighting eyepiece that fits in a slot on the side of the sextant. Without that piece, the sextant is useless.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/WW-II-German-Air-Force-NAVIGATIONAL-SEXTANT-OKTANT-Fl-23750-VERY-NICE/233800615694?hash=item366f9a470e:g:25EAAOSwjmFfwrou
There’s a slide for the eyepiece to fit in but no sign of the actual eyepiece . You need to take it off to close the box. Perhaps he left it in its stowage. It should be right rear of the box. You could always ask the vendor. Could you use it without the eyepiece? At least he’s not using the usual eBay sales pitch of ‘As used in Lancaster bomber’. Dave P
