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Dear Sara and Dan

I second Alex's views about Russian sextants, having had the
opportunity to examine, overhaul and calibrate both the ones he
mentions. I think the SNO-T(sometimes designated SNO-T) is probably
the best nautical sextant ever made. Mechanically, it is sound and the
optics, by Zeiss, are superb. The SNO-M is not quite so easy to use
for the beginner as it has only one telescope, a x6 that gives on
inverted image, but it is somewhat cheaper than the the SNO-T. The
telescope is the same as the SNO-T's, which also has a Galilean 3 x
42. Both may still be had for well under US$400 on e-bay.

Bill Morris


On Feb 21, 2:24�pm, Alexandre E Eremenko 
wrote:
> Sara and Dan,
>
> > I am looking for a really good used sextant
> > in the under $400 range.
>
> I can think of only one possibility to get such a sextant
> that satisfies your conditions.
> Buy an SNO-T from a Russian/Ukrainian/Baltic
> seller on e-bay.
>
> The general agreement (at least on this list) seems to
> be that this is a "high quality sextant". That is comparable
> to Freiberger, Cassens-Plath and Tamaya.
> For a NEW Freiberger/Cassens/Plath or Tamaya you expect to
> pay well over $1000. And an SNO-T can be still bought "new"
> on E-bay, in the sense that it is made in 1980-s but still
> in the factory packaging and not used.
>
> They are frequently available on E-bay for $300+
> but you pay a non-trivial amount for shipping and
> money transfer. (They don't accept PayPal
> or credit cards). These Russian/Ukrainian/Baltic
> sellers
> seems to be honest and reliable and I can recommend you
> one or two which I personally tested.
>
> Alex.
>
> P.S. If you are not a "high precision"/Lunars fan,
> and if you are satisfied with the accuracy needed for
> the "usual small boat navigation" you may consider also
> the older Russian model, SNO-M. It is of more traditional
> design, and cann be bought even cheaper on e-bay.
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