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    Military Lensatic Sighting Compass in mils. I still have mine when in m48s.
    Conversion factors:
    https://www.compassdude.com/compass-units.php

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    Mils:
    Another unit of measure, the radian, is used mainly by militaries in artillery, tank, and mortar gunnery.
    There are 2 PI radians in a circle. PI is a constant of approximately 3.1416. That is 2 * 3.1416, or 6.283 radians. Divide each radian into 1000 mil-radians and you see there are 6283 mil-radians in a circle. Mil-radians are called mils for short.
    17.78 mils equal 1 degree. end of Quote

    Just like an geological or archaeological Brunton compass, but not 360 degrees. Our military maps were in mils. A new Brunton runs $400 +. You got a deal of the year!
    Last edited by 72 usmc; 03-16-2024 at 04:40 PM.

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