This is a C. Plath Sextant from Hamburg, Germany.

 

A sextant is a doubly reflecting navigation instrument that measures the angular distance between two visible objects. The primary use of a sextant is to measure the angle between an astronomical object and the horizon for the purposes of celestial navigation.

 

The company was founded in 1902 by Captain Jannssen Cassens in Bremen and expanded to the production site in Bremerhaven in 1972. C. Plath specializes in nautical precision instruments, such as magnetic compasses and sextants, all of which are carefully hand-assembled, adjusted and tested in Germany to this day.

 

Date: 1930’s

Maker: C. Plath

Origin: Hamburg, Germany

 

Dimensions & Weight:

Length: 31 cm

Width: 31 cm

Height: 17.5 cm

Weight: 5.15 kg

 

Material: Steel, Wood, Glass, Brass