Antique Sextant's
Welcome to our selection of antique sextants. The antique sextant is a very desirable maritime instrument, they are also a symbol of seafarers who have navigated the worlds oceans by using only the sun and stars for fixing their position. The primary use of a navigation sextant is to determine the angle between an astronomical object and the horizon for the purposes of celestial navigation. The angle and time can be used to calculate a position line on a nautical chart. Common uses of the sextant include sighting the sun at solar noon to determine latitude.
Below is our selection of antique navigation sextants
ANTIQUE SEXTANT. No.15
ANTIQUE SEXTANT. No.18
ANTIQUE SEXTANT. No.19
ANTIQUE SEXTANT. No.25
ANTIQUE QUINTANT.
Antique Quintant / Sextant
Rare & traceable Royal Navy SOLD
ANTIQUE SEXTANT. No.8
Antique sextant, Air Ministry
flying boat sextant by Henry Hughes.
ANTIQUE SEXTANT.
Antique sextant by
Henry Hughes & Son Ltd, London.
SOLD
ANTIQUE SEXTANT.
Antique sextant by
Dobbie Mc Innes Ltd. SOLD
ANTIQUE SEXTANT.
Antique sextant by
Heath & Co Ltd. SOLD
ANTIQUE SEXTANT.
Antique sextant by
Wilson & Gillie Bruce & Sons. SOLD.
ANTIQUE QUINTANT / SEXTANT.
A rare antique Quintant / Sextant made by E. Smith from Whitbread's, London.
A Quintant is similar to the more common and better known sextant and used in the same way.
A fine late 19th century navigators Quintant, engraved on the arc E. Smith from Whitbread's, London. The silver scale reads from -5 degrees to 165 degrees and is divided into 10 minute increments. The index arm has swinging scale magnifier and the silver vernier scale reads from 0 to 10 seconds of arc. 6 inch radius.
THE ANTIQUE SEXTANT'S BELOW HAVE BEEN SOLD
ANTIQUE SEXTANT.
Antique sextant by Wilson & Gillie Bruce & Sons.
A brass ladder style frame sextant with silver scale, engraved Wilson & Gillie Bruce & sons, Cardiff, Newport & Barry Docks.
In original fitted hardwood case, complete with three telescopes, sun filter eyepiece, adjustment tool and case key.
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EXCEPTIONAL ANTIQUE QUINTANT / SEXTANT
Antique Quintant / Sextant made by L. Casella, London.
A Quintant is similar to the more common and better known sextant and used in the same way.
A fine late 19th century navigators Quintant, engraved on the arc L. Casella, Maker to the Admiralty & Ordnance, London. No 1718. The silver scale reads from -5 degrees to 175 degrees and is divided into 10 minute increments. The index arm has swinging scale magnifier with glass light diffuser and the silver vernier scale reads from 0 to 10 seconds of arc. 6 inch radius.
SORRY THIS ANTIQUE SEXTANT HAS BEEN SOLD
ANTIQUE SEXTANT.
Antique Sextant made by Cary, London.
A fine late 19th century navigators Sextant, engraved on the arc Cary, London. No 2445. The silver scale reads from -5 degrees to 165 degrees and is divided into 10 minute increments. The index arm has swinging scale magnifier with light duct and glass light diffuser, the silver vernier scale reads from 0 to 10 seconds of arc. 6 inch radius.
SORRY THIS ANTIQUE SEXTANT HAS BEEN SOLD
ANTIQUE SEXTANT.
Antique sextant by Norie & Wilson, London.
A fine late 19th century navigators Sextant, engraved on the arc Norie & Wilson, London. The silver scale reads from -5 degrees to 155 degrees and is divided into 10 minute increments. The index arm has swinging scale magnifier, the silver vernier scale reads from 0 to 10 seconds of arc. 7 inch radius. SORRY THIS ANTIQUE SEXTANT HAS BEEN SOLD
ANTIQUE SEXTANT.
Antique sextant by Dobbie Mc Innes Ltd.
A brass Curve Bar style frame sextant with silver scale, engraved Dobbie Mc Innes Ltd, Glasgow & S.Shields.
In original fitted hardwood case, complete with three telescopes and sun filter eyepiece.
SORRY THIS ANTIQUE SEXTANT HAS BEEN SOLD
ANTIQUE SEXTANT.
Antique sextant by Heath & Co Ltd.
A rare brass heart frame sextant with silver scale, engraved Heath & Co Ltd, Crayford, London.
In original fitted hardwood case, complete with four telescopes, sun filter eyepiece and box key.
SORRY THIS ANTIQUE SEXTANT HAS BEEN SOLD
EXCEPTIONAL ANTIQUE QUINTANT / SEXTANT
A rare and traceable British Royal Naval officers Quintant.
A Quintant is similar to the more common and better known sextant and used in the same way.
A fine mid 19th century navigators Quintant, engraved on the arc C.H. Adair from E. Herrick. RN. The silver scale reads from -5 degrees to 175 degrees and is divided into 10 minute increments. The index arm has swinging scale magnifier and the silver vernier scale reads from 0 to 10 seconds of arc. 6 inch radius.
SORRY THIS ANTIQUE SEXTANT HAS BEEN SOLD
This Quintant was presented to Charles Henry Adair as a gift from Captain Edward Herrick RN.
C.H.Adair was born in July 1851 and joined the Royal Navy as a CADET aged 13 , he was promoted to SUB LIEUTENANT at the age of 19, promoted to LIEUTENANT aged 23, promoted to COMMANDER aged 35, promoted to CAPTAIN aged 42, promoted to REAR ADMIRAL aged 54, promoted to VICE ADMIRAL aged 58, promoted to ADMIRAL aged 62. Died at the age of 69. We haven’t researched which Naval battles he was involved in, but he had very distinguished career with the Royal Navy.
This antique Quintant / Sextant is in superb condition and is contained within its original keyhole shaped hardwood box. It comes complete with all its accessories - Three telescopes, telescope sun filter and adjusting tools.
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