Vintage East German Compass and analog Altimeter / Barometer

[lowtech]

Before I have to pack up and move in a few months, I want to lighten the load a bit and will let go some stuff I don´t use.

Here I have an old (Or is it vintage yet?) compass, made in the GDR (German Democratic Republic) It´s a compass for map work and oriantation runs and it will not point to Moscow, but straight up north. Although it is a nice peace of nostalgia, it also is a working piece of gear. The damping fluid has yellowed over time and the GITD compass needle will only glow faintly.









The compass looks unused to me, comes with vinyl sheath and instructions (in german) I ask 20,- € including registered, international shipment.

Second item is an analog (car, dash mount) Altimeter/Barometer. Unused, working, comes with instructions and mounting bracket.





I ask 15,- € including registered, international shipment.

30,- € for both items shipped.

[SolomonKane79]

PM Comrade Thomas!

[tattoosteve99]

What hemisphere is the compass set to?

[lowtech]

Errm... I had not thought about that, but it makes sense to compensate for different magnetic fields. As the compass was made in Eastern Germany, I guess it is set up for the Northern Hemisphere.