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Re: Sextant sales; was: Role of CN at sea, was Re: Averaging sights ...
From: Bill B
Date: 2004 Oct 14, 15:57 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2004 Oct 14, 15:57 -0500
> Is it possible to get any specific number? > Or an estimate? > I mean something more precise that ("hundreds OR thousands > Astra III sales" in Bill's message). > Alex. > > On Thu, 14 Oct 2004, CarlZog wrote: > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ken Gebhart">>> Carl, >>> >>> Sextant sales in the US, Europe, and Australia are all higher than Kindly provided by a leader in the business of selling sextants and navigational goods. The question was, "an estimate of current annual world-wide sales.' Astra IIIB - 1500, Cassens & Plath - 300, Tamaya - 30, Freiberger - 300, Russian - Don't know if they still make them new or not, Davis plastic (MK 25,15, & 3) - 5000. Of the Davis models, most are the MK-3 which go to schools, and gift shops, and are not destined for real navigation use. Bill