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Re: Ebay Sextant?????????
From: Joel Jacobs
Date: 2004 Nov 9, 17:21 +0000

Alex gets my applause for identifying the frame as that of a SNO-M sextant.

But, there is more, lots more.

Joel Jacobs

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 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Alexandre Eremenko 
> The frame looks exactly like a frame
> of an old Soviet SN or SNO-M sextant.
> (These old Soviet sextants were probably
> modeled on C Plath, but I've never seen
> a C. Plath with exactly this shape of frame).
> Where does the arm come from I could not
> determine.
> The scope is obviously not from this sextant
> (as many people noticed).
> And they seem to have painted the teeth of the arc(!)
>
> Alex
>
> > Check this eBay listing and let's see who can say
> > what's wrong with this
> > sextant.
> >
> > Joel Jacobs

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