Mirrors - Sextant mirrors have a limited lifetime before needing resilvering or replacement. Estimates range from 2 to 6 years in marine service. While resilvering is an option, good quality is hard to achieve. New mirrors are not much more expensive, and are shown below.

To determine the fit on another sextant, the ends of the fork from its regular scope should approximately match the outlines to the right.

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