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Re: Yet another sextant
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2019 Nov 17, 22:56 -0800
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2019 Nov 17, 22:56 -0800
David Pike wrote:
"It might be worth you taking another look at the arc of your 3.5” sextant Geoffrey."
Thanks for that David. The cursor on the index arm on mine only goes up to 95 degrees before the index arm crashes into the horizon mirror mount. I think it is clear from the photos in the example for which you sent a link that the same will be the case, there is no way you could get the index arm over to 120°.
Mine is also dated 1945 but it has a plastic handle rather than a wooden handle, as well as a 'plastic' box rather than a wooden box. And the scale finishes at 95 degrees. There must have been a design change in 1945. The build quality is still very good though.
Geoffrey Kolbe
