Freiberger are a long established German manufacturer of sextants and optical survey equipment, with all the well known attributes of German engineering. As well as supplying the sextants, they also have an excellent after sales service, offering spare parts, repairs and servicing, so you can be assured of a long life for your sextant.
Freiberger Drum Sextant
This is a high quality full size aluminium sextant, manufactured to the highest standard to produce a high precision instrument. Accuracy of the instrument is ±20" of arc. It has a comfortable weight, is well balanced, and the wooden handle is comfortable. The clamping device and micrometer drum are fully enclosed for protection against dirt and sea spray.
The sextant has generously sized index and horizon mirrors, silvered on the front face for maximum accuracy. There are 4 shades for the index mirror, and 3 for the horizon mirror, to protect your eye when taking a sun sight. The sight scope is 4x40 with excellent optics, and a protective rubber eyepiece. The sextant comes in a wooden box, with an adjustment key, test certificate, and manuals for operation and adjustment.
| Arm radius |
170 mm |
Dimensions |
26 x 24 x 13cm |
| Scale |
-5° to 125° |
Weight |
1.4 kg |
| Micrometer vernier resolution |
0.1' |
Box dimensions |
34 x 32 x 17cm |
| Scope |
4x40 |
Box weight |
4.5 kg |
| Index mirror |
57 x 42 mm |
| Horizon mirror |
57 mm ø |
The sextant is available with either the traditional split horizon, or a full horizon.
| Freiberger Drum Sextant, split horizon £765.00 inc. VAT / £637.50 ex VAT |
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| Freiberger Drum Sextant, full horizon £816.00 inc. VAT / £680.00 ex VAT |
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Freiberger Yacht Sextant
This sextant is made tot he same high standards as the Drum sextant, but is smaller (7/8 size) and significantly lighter - the lightest metal sextant we know of on the market. This makes it ideal for those who find a lighter sextant easier to use, but who don't want the compromise in accuracy of using a plastic sextant. Although the smaller size sacrifices some accuracy, it is still accurate to ±40" of arc.
It has 3 index and 2 horizon mirror shades. The 2.5x magnification sight is ideal for keeping stars in view when the boat is bouncing around, as it has a wider field of view than higher magnifications. A nice touch is that the rubber eyepiece does not rotate when focussing the sextant, which many will find an advantage. The sextant uses the traditional split view horizon. The sextant comes in a wooden box, with an adjustment key, test certificate, and manuals for operation and adjustment.
| Arm radius |
142mm |
Dimensions |
24x21x11 cm |
| Scale |
-3° to 123° |
Weight |
0.86 kg |
| Micrometer gradation |
1' |
Box dimensions |
27x24x15 cm |
| Scope |
2.4x25 |
Box weight |
2.6 kg |
| Index mirror |
57 x 29 mm |
| Horizon mirror |
57 x 29 mm |
| Freiberger Yacht Sextant, split horizon £530.00 inc. VAT / £441.67 ex VAT |
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Freiberger are a long established German manufacturer of sextants and optical survey equipment, with all the well known attributes of German engineering. As well as supplying the sextants, they also have an excellent after sales service, offering spare parts, repairs and servicing, so you can be assured of a long life for your sextant.
Freiberger Drum Sextant
This is a high quality full size aluminium sextant, manufactured to the highest standard to produce a high precision instrument. Accuracy of the instrument is ±20" of arc. It has a comfortable weight, is well balanced, and the wooden handle is comfortable. The clamping device and micrometer drum are fully enclosed for protection against dirt and sea spray.
The sextant has generously sized index and horizon mirrors, silvered on the front face for maximum accuracy. There are 4 shades for the index mirror, and 3 for the horizon mirror, to protect your eye when taking a sun sight. The sight scope is 4x40 with excellent optics, and a protective rubber eyepiece. The sextant comes in a wooden box, with an adjustment key, test certificate, and manuals for operation and adjustment.
| Arm radius |
170 mm |
Dimensions |
26 x 24 x 13cm |
| Scale |
-5° to 125° |
Weight |
1.4 kg |
| Micrometer vernier resolution |
0.1' |
Box dimensions |
34 x 32 x 17cm |
| Scope |
4x40 |
Box weight |
4.5 kg |
| Index mirror |
57 x 42 mm |
| Horizon mirror |
57 mm ø |
The sextant is available with either the traditional split horizon, or a full horizon.
| Freiberger Drum Sextant, split horizon £765.00 inc. VAT / £637.50 ex VAT |
|
| Freiberger Drum Sextant, full horizon £816.00 inc. VAT / £680.00 ex VAT |
|
Freiberger Yacht Sextant
This sextant is made tot he same high standards as the Drum sextant, but is smaller (7/8 size) and significantly lighter - the lightest metal sextant we know of on the market. This makes it ideal for those who find a lighter sextant easier to use, but who don't want the compromise in accuracy of using a plastic sextant. Although the smaller size sacrifices some accuracy, it is still accurate to ±40" of arc.
It has 3 index and 2 horizon mirror shades. The 2.5x magnification sight is ideal for keeping stars in view when the boat is bouncing around, as it has a wider field of view than higher magnifications. A nice touch is that the rubber eyepiece does not rotate when focussing the sextant, which many will find an advantage. The sextant uses the traditional split view horizon. The sextant comes in a wooden box, with an adjustment key, test certificate, and manuals for operation and adjustment.
| Arm radius |
142mm |
Dimensions |
24x21x11 cm |
| Scale |
-3° to 123° |
Weight |
0.86 kg |
| Micrometer gradation |
1' |
Box dimensions |
27x24x15 cm |
| Scope |
2.4x25 |
Box weight |
2.6 kg |
| Index mirror |
57 x 29 mm |
| Horizon mirror |
57 x 29 mm |
| Freiberger Yacht Sextant, split horizon £530.00 inc. VAT / £441.67 ex VAT |
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