- This sextant is made of brass and coated with black color. It measures 9 inches long and weighs approximately 4 pounds. We can replicate these antique style like original as same as originals except we are not an antique but it would be better if people can get the vintage one that a working was made by Indian artisans in India, also for better quality we do not supply any old quality items and provide high end products with furniture polish finish which will last for many years to come.
- They are a reflecting navigational instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects. A sextant can also be used to measure the lunar distance between the moon & another celestial object.
- This Sextant with Box is an antique inspired nautical and fishing antiques made by our artisans. These antique sextants are fully functional, made out of aluminium and coated with black color.
- Size - 9" x 9" x 4.5" (Inches)
- Handmade
The Sextant is a device used by mariners to navigate the sea and solve celestial navigation problems such as finding a specific latitude or altitute on a particular atoll or island. In order to solve these problems, one must know the current position of the boat and the time their departure. These instruments are known as sextants because they let you take altitude readings very accurately. This is how they were used in order to calculate longitude in the past when accurate navigation was not possible using other navigation tools such as dead reckoning and astrolabe.
