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Hand compass

A hand compass (also hand bearing compass or sighting compass) is a compact magnetic compass capable of one-hand use and fitted with a sighting device to record a precise bearing or azimuth to a given target or to determine a location. Hand or sighting compasses include instruments with simple notch-and-post alignment ("gunsights"), prismatic sights…

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Hand compass

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related to history · 9
Hand compass → Brunton Pocket Transit, Consequently, Hand, In, Pocket Transit, These, Traditionally, United States, While
related to Marine hand bearing compass · 8
Hand compass → Equipped, Instead, KB-77, Modern, Plastimo Iris, Suunto KB-14, The, These

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hand compass compasses use sighting bearing also transit fitted one-hand precise include forestry models determine bearings used type cruiser marine

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the Brunton Pocket Transit patented in 1894instance ofThese soon evolved into more elaborate and specialized models0.80text
the Silva Type 15 Ranger or the Suunto MC-1instance ofincluding mirror-sight protractor models0.80text
the Suunto KB-14instance ofand foresters engaged in precision survey work often used direct-reading models0.80text
prismatic compasses such as Suunto KB-77 or the traditional Brunton Pocket Transitinstance ofand foresters engaged in precision survey work often used direct-reading models0.80text
Hand compassrelated to historyWhile0.60section
Hand compassrelated to historyThese0.60section
Hand compassrelated to historyBrunton Pocket Transit0.60section
Hand compassrelated to historyHand0.60section
Hand compassrelated to historyIn0.60section
Hand compassrelated to historyUnited States0.60section
Hand compassrelated to historyPocket Transit0.60section
Hand compassrelated to historyConsequently0.60section

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