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Re: Yet another another sextant
From: David Pike
Date: 2019 Nov 19, 12:34 -0800
From: David Pike
Date: 2019 Nov 19, 12:34 -0800
Michael Bradley you wrote:
In this case a second Flying Boat 'Sextant' turned up, sharp after the earlier one, on eBay uk.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lot32-1942-Air-Ministry-HUSUN-SEXTANT-Belonging-to-Commodore-NOEL-BEVAN/123976887976?hash=item1cdd992ea8:g:QBgAAOSwvbRdzwLd
What a sad state for a sextant to get into. It would need a lot of TLC to restore. It would appear the good Commodore Bevan also made his own sextant.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lot34-1979-Homemade-SEXTANT-Commodore-NOEL-BEVAN-of-RN-For-Boat-LISTA-LIGHT/123977571828?hash=item1cdda39df4:g:I-sAAOSw9mtdz-ap
DaveP
