Silva Landmark 427 Compass

by Silva

Product Features

• Rugged sighting compass in black designed for outdoor enthusiasts
• Contoured case features a heavy-duty locking pin that can be attached to your clothing
• Large mirror for quick, accurate sightings
• Five-degree gradations; inch and millimeter scales
• This item is not for sale in Catalina Island

Product Description

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The rugged Silva Landmark 427 sighting compass is designed for serious outdoor enthusiasts. The contoured case features a heavy-duty locking pin for attaching to clothing while on the trail for hands-free use, enabling you to view the capsule at a glance by rotating the cover 270 degrees. It also includes a a large sighting mirror for quick, accurate sightings when plotting a location. The compass dial has 5-degree gradations as well as inch and millimeter scales make for simple mapping and plotting. It measures 2.6 by 1.8 by 0.6 inches and weighs 0.9 ounces.

Product Description

Extra durable, long-life compass for those serious about the outdoors. The contoured, rugged design features a heavy-duty locking pin for attaching to clothing while on the trail for hands-free use. Landmark may be used with the large sighting mirror as a sighting compass, or it can be clipped to clothing to view the capsule at a glance by rotating the cover 270 degrees. A dial with 5° graduations and inch and millimeter scales make for simple mapping and plotting

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EQ81RO
• Item model number: 2801231
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #470,921 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better eaily but its not., May 16, 2007

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TNIC "TNic" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silva Landmark 427 Compass (Sports)

I use compasses a lot when backpacking, birding and sea kayaking. Taking a sighting using the mirror is an important feature for my use. Small errors can add up on long distances. I was a bit let down by both the Silva Landmark and Huntsman (the only difference is the color if the housing). This compass has a few shortcomings for my use that Silva could have easily avoided.

When I take a sighting I line up the hair line in the mirror with the index line on the front of the rotating bezel (mirror side of compass) and the virtual continuation of that line on the rear of the base plate (closest to me). This lines up my target and the compass on several points for an accurate reading.

On both the Huntsmen and the Landmark The 360 degree rotating bezel has in tiny index mark on the mirror side which is dark red on a black background. It is nearly impossible to see in the mirror when taking sighting. To make matters worse the side close to me on the base plate has no line to line up the hair line in the mirror with. This leaves room for error. I guess they feel accuracy is not an issue on a compass of this size. Or it's intended for close work not distant sightings.

For me a better choice for accuracy (in the same price range is the Silva Guide. It has the marks I made reference to, is a little larger and much easier to read. The Guide floats. The guide only weighs a few grams more than the Huntsman or Landmark.

The Huntsman and Landmark are well constructed and open with a hinge. The Guide has a flexible plastic hinge (which has held up fine in real use). I would recommend the Guide over the Huntsman and Landmark due to the ease of reading and accuracy.

3.0 out of 5 stars Works fine, but not my favorite, November 16, 2008

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North Arrow (Eugene, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silva Landmark 427 Compass (Sports)

This is a nice watch-pocket size compass, but it's a little hard to read especially in low-light conditions. The Brunton - Trooper, Pin-On Mirrored Sighting Compass is slightly smaller but has larger, clearer markings and more & larger luminous dots in all the right places.

That said, I think this compass is reliable and about as accurate as a little compass should be, plus or minus five degrees. It takes up very little room in a belt pack, and it's enough to get me back to my car after a day hike. I like the pin-on feature, I actually use that to keep myself on transect on archaeological surveys.

I prefer the Brunton Trooper because I can read it at a glance, whereas I have to squint carefully at the Silva 427.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, May 12, 2007

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Allen C. Windelspecht (Catskill Mountains, N.Y.) - See all my reviews
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This product is good for the person who is just starting out on the hiking trail.