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Just buy the 2010 version..or even the 2009 version...maybe the 2008 version. Mine is...errr...20 years old I think.
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 Silva 54: "Probably the most resourceful compass in the world for artillery; target acquisition and command posts." Gotta get me one! 
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 Already got one....  Not got any artillery yet 
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Was that the sighting compass we used on Iain's Winter Nav course? Or was that a more traditional sighting compass? Can't remember.
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That was indeed the 54, Kate. Easier for sighting than any mirror sighting compass, imo  Edit:... not that I often find myself using the sighting facility 'for real'
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And do they come with a 1:40k romer instead of the 1:63?
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According to the picture on Pete's link, yes they do... now. I'm pretty sure mine has 1:63, being a few years old. I have a separate neat little Harvey's romer that includes 1:40k - again, I hardly ever use it.
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Oh yes, well spotted. The pikkies on sellers' websites have 1:63 on them, presumably an old pikky, I hope not old stock.
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 I orginally got a 54 as it was recommended specifically as "a superb compass" in Peter Cliff's Mountain Navigation book and my very old inherited Type 4had become practically unreadable. I rarely use the sighting feature but when I do it's miles better than a mirror and it's lighter and less bulky too, plus you don't have to open it up before use. In a nutshell you've got everything you'd[1] want in a good protractor compass plus an easy to use and accurate sighting prism that doesn't get in the way at all. The downside is, of course, the cost... Pete. [1] for values of "you" that mean, errrr, "me". Don't think I ever use roamers but mine is old enough to have a 1:63, and no discernible arrow (you just look for N on the rose).
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Is that a no then? I wonder why the new version of the Ranger and Field is readily available but not the Expedition? I like the dryflex housing so might just get the Ranger, not sure.
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I wonder why the new version of the Ranger and Field is readily available but not the Expedition? I'd guess the demand is relatively low for the de-luxe models. Here I am with my fancy Type 54 but to be honest it's not that much more useful than a plain Type 4 and it costs a pile more. There's not much you can do with any given compass that you can't do pretty well with a type 4. Pete.
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.jpg) Peter, Yes, I guess they all point to N,not much else you need,but
probably think you want after the sales blurb.Like Ed. said he
has the mirror sighting facility but rarely uses it for real.
Just how many other things do we buy on a sales push and after
two or three "outings"leave it at home.
I have an electronic "compass",It is also a monocle with night
sighting facility.It gives you the precise compass bearing and distance from you of any object you focus on, day or night.
It gives you the height " above you" of any object you focus on.The
example in the instructions shows a boatman viewing a cliff top
or the top of a lighthouse. I used to use it for wildlife watching
but it has'nt been out with me for 3 / 4 years,cost a bomb too.
That really was my point in the beginning.It also has a memory
of all the sightings taken.Cheers.
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To continue with my electronic compass. It can't tell me the elevation
I am at, but if I focus on ,say, a known trig point or any other items I know the height of it will tell me how high they are above me.
Even though I may be on another mountain ,a simple calculation
will tell me my own elevation. Cheers.
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