Sextant - Aluminium - VEB Freiberger - Complete with Case/Manual

Professional marine drum sextant (Trommelsextant), model PTS 62, manufactured by VEB Freiberger Präzisionsmechanik, Freiberg, Saxony, German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

This is an original Cold War–era navigation instrument, produced for professional maritime use (merchant marine / training / naval contexts), not a decorative replica.

Identification:
- Model: PTS 62 Trommelsextant
- Serial number: 58173
- Period: mid-1960s (model introduced 1962)
- Country of manufacture: GDR (East Germany)
- Approval: PTS / DAMW (state maritime certification)

Technical details (per original documentation)
- Angular range: −5° to +125°
- Drum resolution: 1′ (reading to approx. 0.1′)
- Arc radius: approx. 17 cm
- Telescope: 3.5× magnification, 40 mm aperture

Condition:
- Very good overall condition with light, honest wear consistent with age
- Mirrors, filters, and telescope present
- No visible structural damage or abuse
- Not tested or recently calibrated (sold as found)

Completeness:
- Sextant
- Telescope
- Filter set
- Original fitted wooden transport case
- Original technical documentation / manual (rarely preserved)