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A Superb Quality German Second World War Kriegsmarine Sextant.

A superb quality Kriegsmarine sextant, by C. Plath, in its original carrying case. The sextant with all of its correct fittings, eagle and swastika and over ‘M’ for Marine marked to the central bar on the sextant, model number ‘10725’, and individually numbered ‘26283’. All optics appear to be intact and present, original finish intact overall, in original wooden box, with original Wartime German Kriegsmarine certificate for ‘Sextant 26283’ dated ‘9 December 1944’. To the upper inner lid of the box a servicing label from the UK Company ‘Kelvin Hughes Division, for Sextant No. 26283’, manufactured by ‘C. Plath’, the label dated ‘28 May 1963’, very good condition £600-£800

At the end of the Second World War many of the sextants from the firm Plath of Hamburg were taken into British possession along with many sets of Zeiss binoculars. These were sold off at government auctions in the 1950’s and 60’s, and marketed within the U.K. by various companies; adverts from the period can be seen of these items being sold.

Sold with the original bill of sale to a Mr. Adams for £46 on 26 January 1959, and English instructions of the usage of the sextant.