I am considering buying a sextant but not sure at this stage whether it would be second hand or new. Having looked at a few brochures and on ebay the variation in specification seems bewildering.

Advice on the specification for a new sextant and what to look out for when buying second hand one in terms of condition would be welcome.

John B

John, I have heard that left-handed sextants are exceedingly rare. I have also heard that left-handers use sextants upside down but I can 't vouch for that. There is a very good blog about sextants here. http://sextantbook.com/category/unusual-left-handed-sextant/

Conincidentally, I noticed that the editor of our newsletter, Colin Jarman, has his Frieberger for sale on p16 of the current issue just mailed.

Vice Commodore, OCC