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Trailer accessories, life vests, fuel tanks, lubricants, anchors etcSolid Brass Stand Surveying Nautical Compass
This compass is a heavy solid brass reproduction of an antique stand surveying compass. The side of the compass has an adjustable spirit level and the compass is mounted on a stand with three independently adjustable feet. The compass is free to rotate in azimuth on the stand. The inside of the lid has a mirror with a vertical line inscribed for use as both a rear sight, as well as to assist in reading the heading. A magnifying lens built into the front sight can also be used to read the compass heading. There is a slotted screw on the outside of the case that turns a gear that rotates the entire compass rose to adjust your local magnetic declination angle. The top of the lid contains a natural sine table. This compass measures 3 1/8″ in diameter, stands 3.5″ tall with the lid closed, and weighs 2 lbs.
Features
- This compass is a heavy solid brass reproduction of an antique stand surveying compass. The side of the compass has an adjustable spirit level and the compass is mounted on a stand with three independently adjustable feet.
- The compass is free to rotate in azimuth on the stand.
- The inside of the lid has a mirror with a vertical line inscribed for use as both a rear sight, as well as to assist in reading the heading. A magnifying lens built into the front sight can also be used to read the compass heading.
- There is a slotted screw on the outside of the case that turns a gear that rotates the entire compass rose to adjust your local magnetic declination angle.
- The top of the lid contains a natural sine table. This compass measures 3 1/8″ in diameter, stands 3.5″ tall with the lid closed, and weighs 2 lbs.
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