Original German WWII German Kriegsmarine Navy Sextant by C. Plath in Wooden Case P-1853 Enfield The stock was arsenal refinished

The stock was arsenal refinished

A nice saber of the 1803 Pattern that saw service in both India and the British Isles together with an original commission that is over 200 years old

which the pilots likened to the roll of dice at a gambling table

Identical to the WW2 Can but manufactured from a lighter more durable metal with two brushes with synthetic bristles

though they are missing most of the original paint and are a bit loose

Original German WWII German Kriegsmarine Navy Sextant by C. Plath in Wooden Case P-1853 Enfield The stock was arsenal refinishedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This navigation instrument is a C. Plath maker marked, standard ladder pattern sextant, serial # 6793, produced in Hamburg, Germany during the war. Carl Plath started his firm in Hamburg in 1862 and continued the manufacture of quality sextants up and through the Second World War. The firm was shut down after the war but was allowed to re emerge in the 1950s. The name sextant comes from the extent of its limb that is