Silva Mark IV military compass

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WTF

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Any body out there know where I can but this compass? I can't seem to find a dealer in the states who sells it. I even asked Silva with no reply? Any help would be great.

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To my knowledge, there is one Italian geology products site that will sell the Silva Mk IV to U.S. customers, but as I recall, the price was pretty hefty. I don't remember the address off-hand.

[This message has been edited by Jebediah (edited 03-04-2001).]
 
Jebediah

Thanks. This is great info. Thank you for your time. Great stuff!

Take care!

WTF

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"KEEP IT SIMPLE"

"Lead, follow, or get out of the way"
 
WTF,
I'm not sure if this is the place Jeb was referring to, but here's a link to an Italian company that has the Mk IV:
http://www.geoenv.it/store/strumen/compass.htm

Some of the other compasses featured on that page look pretty solid as well. BTW, the 374,000 lire price tag translates to $170 at today's exchange rate. Of course, shipping charges would be more, assuming they would sell to you in the first place.

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Semper Fi

-Bill
 
Here's another link to a US company that carries the Eschenbach compasses:
http://www.giscogeo.com/pages/fldfcmp.html

You may also want to take a look at the Suunto KS-14 pictured further down the page (item D). I've been dragging one of these through the woods with me for a few years and it's proven to be a very durable little compass. I can't say as I've really relied on it solely for any extended land navigation exercises (it's served more as a backup to my GPS), but it does seem to be a solidly built, quality compass.

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Semper Fi

-Bill
 
Yep, that's the site. Be sure to tell them how you want your compass scale marked - in degrees, grads or mils.



[This message has been edited by Jebediah (edited 01-21-2001).]
 
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