Vintage Brass Sextant with Wooden Box & Dual Lenses - Precision Nautical Navigation Instrument by Casanova Nauticals - Perfect for Marine Navigation, Astronomy, and Vintage Collectors

The sextant was an essential navigation tool for early sailors, in the days before radargps. By taking a sighting on the stars or sun,also using a compass, a skilled navigator could tell fairly accurately where they were. While this is a working modelcan be used for demonstration purposes, it is not recommended for actual navigation. ________________________________________ Solid brass nautical sextant Sextant is approximately 10" across Comesa hardwood storage box Perfect for any nautical collector Handcrafted by artisan in brass