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Re: Compass Adjustment - A Cautionary tale
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Feb 1, 15:46 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Feb 1, 15:46 -0500
> Sure enough I checked the underside of the baseplate and there was the > inscription MS-0 so it is possible to tell on a hand held compass- even an > old one- what part of the world it is useful in. Kieran Interesting. My decades old Type 7 baseplate model does indeed say "Type 7 NL" in red ink. NL = North latitudes? My Ranger Type 15 (now Type 15 TDCL) which must be at least a decade old, does not have any such zone that I can find with reading/magnifying glasses. Exactly where on the baseplate did you locate the inscription? Thanks Bill
