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I can't believe that I am the only person who has ever noticed this
mark on a sextant. Perhaps the question got lost in the post-holiday
torpor...

On Jan 9, 8:00�pm, engineer  wrote:
> I am resurrecting an old micrometer sextant, ostensibly of Japanese
> manufacture. In the silver insert of the limb, at the right hand end
> is the kanji character for "tama"(precious stone or gem)in a 3 mm
> diameter circle. Below that in sans serif numerals is "No 606".
> However, on cleaning the bronze frame for repainting I found a 3mm
> high stamped mark next to where the horizon mirror is mounted. It is
> in the form of an anchor with two stocks, one of which is concave
> downwards. It was invisible beneath the paint.
>
> I have a vague memory that this is the mark of a German maker, in
> which case this is an example of badge engineering. Can anyone
> identify the true maker of this instrument, please?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill
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