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Re: Replacement horizon mirror for a Kelvin Hughes sextant.
From: Francis Upchurch
Date: 2019 Sep 28, 06:43 +0100
From: Francis Upchurch
Date: 2019 Sep 28, 06:43 +0100
Thanks David, Looks the same to me. The arc scale on mine is perfect too. Looks like stainless steel or some other hard, silvery metal, but not sure, the slightly eccentric thing about both is the huge white plastic (nylon?) Knob on the micrometer. Seems stylistically out of place on a traditional 1930s style,clunky piece of British metal engineering? However, very functional and easy to read accurately. Thanks for your pics and information. Do you get acceptable nav results? I can't wait to test mine when the mirror is re-silvered. Met a few mermaids while sailing last week. Turned out to be common dolphins! Joy. Best wishes Francis -----Original Message----- From: NavList@fer3.com [mailto:NavList@fer3.com] On Behalf Of David Pike Sent: 28 September 2019 04:16 To: francisupchurch@gmail.com Subject: [NavList] Re: Replacement horizon mirror for a Kelvin Hughes sextant. *Is the Husan the same as the Kelvin Hughes?* Hello Francis You decide. Below are snaps of my 1941 Mates and the chap's 1963 KH. It looks like they tried to give the KH a more 1960s colour scheme, but it looks like the same casting and numbering sequence. It also looks like they changed from brass with a silver? platinum? inlay to a newer material. Notice the callibration. Was my near perpect 1941 arc scale a one off, a big fib, or was the cutting machine beginning to get worn by 1963? And the mermaids don't seem to have got a day older. Maybe mermaids don't. DaveP [plain text auto-generated] ---------------------------------------------------------------- NavList message boards and member settings: http://fer3.com/NavList Members may optionally receive posts by email. To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Attached File: http://fer3.com/arc/imgx/f1-1941Mates2(Large).JPG Attached File: http://fer3.com/arc/imgx/f1-1941Mates1(Large).JPG Attached File: http://fer3.com/arc/imgx/f1-1963Mates3-(Large).JPG Attached File: http://fer3.com/arc/imgx/f1-1963Mates1-(Large).JPG : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Replacement-horizon-mirror-for-Kelvin-Hughes-sextant-DavidPike-sep-2019-g45827
