Since I've gotten back into boating, thought I'd share this interesting new toy. It is a PGK-2, used by the Soviet Navy to to find the compass bearing of an object with respect to a coastal landmark and/or a celestial body. This item was last calibrated in 1992. I purchased it from a milsurp dealer in the Ukraine who got it from a former naval officer's private collection.
(http://preview.ibb.co/dajk0Q/USSR_Heading_finder.jpg) (http://ibb.co/fmu7Ek)
(http://preview.ibb.co/bOyCfQ/USSR_Heading_finder_1.jpg) (http://ibb.co/hn3dLQ)
(http://preview.ibb.co/d8uUS5/USSR_Heading_finder_2.jpg) (http://ibb.co/iPGyLQ)
(http://preview.ibb.co/kD4k0Q/USSR_Heading_finder_3.jpg) (http://ibb.co/cV6yLQ)
Well that's something you don't see every day...or ever :o :))
Neat bit of naval navigation equipment thumb1
Very neat, thanks for sharing! thumb1
neat, thanks for sharing. thumb1
Thanks, it is a really cool piece of kit and easier to use than a standard sextant.
пеленгатор оптический = Optical Direction Finder
Neat. How in the world do you use that thing? Are you going to use it....or was it replaced by androids?