Name/Title
US Navy Gunner's Quadrant and Carry CaseEntry/Object ID
3000200Description
On outside of box:
-US Navy Bu. of Ord., Mark 6 Mod.1, Inspector H.L.B., New York, New York, Date 1944
-yellow tag: 06-5864
-wood box has black paint
Quadrant:
-black paint
-mounted on metal bar
-etched on side of bar: 06-05864, 000120
-usn 6263
-part of sticker tag date: 9-26-
A gunner's quadrant is a surveying tool used to accurately measure angles on a ship. It can be used when mounting equipment on a ship, for example, a stable vertical, to establish a level mounting plane.