WW2 German KriegsmarineOriginal KM-2 SOLD Sextant/Octant withCaseC. Plath

Plath sextant, this is a special Kriegsmarine sextant with an artificial bubble horizon. Technically not a sextant but an octant and the name is formally'level octant' in German. A similar version was used in aircraft by the Luftwaffe, this KM-2 Kriegsmarine version is much rarer. The navy version was probably used on fast boats and submarines (U-boats). Comes with main eyepiece & a angled mirror insert. This item has been denazified. Obtained from estate of a USN member, a Lieutenant aboard a destroyer stationed somewhere in Scotland, according to officers son, the octant was "war booty", (that was the term used), recovered from a surrendering U-boat at conclusion of WW2. The item "WW2 German KriegsmarineOriginal KM-2 SOLD Sextant/Octant withCaseC. Plath" is in sale since Friday, October 9, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\Germany\Other German WWII Orig. The seller is "5050assault" and is located in Wallowa, Oregon. This item can be shipped to United States.

Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)