The Hampton Nautical Scout's Chrome Pirate Sextant 4" with Black Rosewood Box has a slow motion control to allow fine adjustment of the elevation angle. A built-in magnifier can be swung into position to assist in reading the German Silver vernier scale, and there are six swing-arm filters.

These models are perfect for the collector or the beginner interested in learning celestial navigation. A beautiful hand-painted black hardwood storage and display box comes with this solid chrome sextant. The case is made out of a high quality smooth finish hardwood. The box has one clasp and a chrome filling of an anchor wrapped with rope.

Before GPS navigation, sextants served a wide array of useful functions on nautical vessels before the advent of modern navigational equipment.  Ship hands would use a sextant to accurately determine the angle of celestial bodies such as the sun and certain stars to determine their current position on a nautical chart or an accurate prediction of latitude.  Many sailors also made use of sextants to judge the current time of day by calculating the angle of the moon in relation to other celestial objects. 

Features:

• Polished chrome body and mechanisms
• Glass optics for a clear view (not plastic lenses)
• Fully functional sextant operates like a real navigational tool
• Solid black rosewood box lined with felt to store sextant
• Chrome anchor emblem inset in face of rosewood box
• Overall Dimensions: 4" L x 4" W x 2" H
• Free shipping in Continental United States (Lower 48)