Antique Style Brass Encampment & Fortification Surveyors Compass & Sight Survey Tool

Imagine early settlers setting up their encampment with a surveyors compass similar to this antique reproduction. This Encampment and Fortification Compass would be used for surveying the land and horizon, to find an ideal location for a camp or settlement. Fortification was important when settling into a new encampment, and this surveyors compass survey tool was paramount to a camps' success. This is an antique style, modern reproduction of an antique surveyors compass, complete with folding sights. Both beautiful and functional, this sight survey compass would look impressive on a desk, or functional when setting up a modern camp site or Civil War reenactment encampment. Made from Brass, this is a remarkable piece, measuring 2 1/2" in diameter when closed, 1" thick in your pocket, and opens to 2 1/2" tall with sights open. A great gift for a historian, surveyor, an adventurer in your life about to embark on a new journey, or for use when camping with friends and family, this antique style Surveyors Compass w/ Sight ships brand new with our 100% customer satisfaction guarantee.