4" Astrolabe Sextant w/ Wooden Box: Nautical Sextent

by RedSkyTrader

Product Features

• Beautiful Brass Finish
• A Unique Addition to your Maritime or Nautical Collection
• Will look great in your home or office
• Comes in an attractive wooden box with brass accents
• Display Piece with Functioning Parts

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00103FC4A
• Item model number: BR4850B
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,682 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

Antiqued Solid brass 4 inch Sextant with Box. Like the mariners of old, sextants like this beautiful can be used to guide your way by the stars.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars you get what you pay for, December 15, 2008

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Cheryl - See all my reviews

This review is from: 4" Astrolabe Sextant w/ Wooden Box: Nautical Sextent

Overall a pretty good item. It isn't really a functional sextant, but it makes for a good table decoration or novelty.

The sextant is manufactured in India, it is probably mass-produced so expect quality around that area. The sextant i purchased had tarnished edges(you can see a little of it in the seller's images), a couple of slight scratches. What i really didn't like was that the red rubber bands that held the shades looked like, well, red rubber bands. The mechanism also felt a little flimsy, i was afraid that it would break while i was handling it.

That being said, it photographs beautifully. I'm not sure if the item was worth the money i paid (with international shipping) as i bought it for a gift, i guess it depends on how much you like this sort of thing.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Know what you need., August 18, 2010

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This review is from: 4" Astrolabe Sextant w/ Wooden Box: Nautical Sextent

This sextant is really more of a decorative piece. It makes a nice decoration for a desk or office, but it really isn't big enough, or precisely constructed enough to be very useful when making star measurements.

If you need a decorative piece, this looks very nice, but if you're looking for something functional, you're going to want something in the 7" or higher range.

5.0 out of 5 stars great desk item, January 16, 2012

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ck - See all my reviews

This review is from: 4" Astrolabe Sextant w/ Wooden Box: Nautical Sextent

This item looks great on a desk and makes a pretty cool convo starter. The box broke easily when i accidentally knocked it off of the table, but its just wood glue so 4 dollar fix!