lensatic

Please permit me to add to the list my old G.I. lensatic compass.

What do you guys think is the most reliable american made piece of gear youve ever had. 2010

Please permit me to add to the list my old G.I. lensatic compass.

What do you guys think is the most reliable american made piece of gear youve ever had. 2010

As any soldier knows, the male soldier in the second-to-last picture is using a lensatic compass to shoot an azimuth, i.e. getting a direction in degrees between himself and a distant object

Online, Two Pictures of the Israeli Military - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

As any soldier knows, the male soldier in the second-to-last picture is using a lensatic compass to shoot an azimuth, i.e. getting a direction in degrees between himself and a distant object

Online, Two Pictures of the Israeli Military - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

The best method for using the lensatic compass under normal conditions is the centerhold technique

FM 44-48 Appendix C - Determining Direction in the Field United States Army 1993

Different models of the lensatic compass vary somewhat in the details of their use at night, but the principles are the same.

FM 44-48 Appendix C - Determining Direction in the Field United States Army 1993

In his mind's eye he pinpointed the spot from the map, then checked his lensatic compass to make certain the coordinates he'd memorized were correct.

The Doomsayer Ahern, Jerry 1981

In his mind's eye he pinpointed the spot from the map, then checked his lensatic compass to make certain the coordinates he'd memorized were correct.

The Doomsayer AHERN, Jerry 1981

So we grabbed our lensatic compass, rucksack, and canteen, then mounted out across the global media landscape for a quick recon.

MoJo Blogs and Articles | Mother Jones 2010

Since that you don't shoot your azimuth like you would with your lensatic compass, the number placement is reversed so that you can easily see it.

ScubaBoard 2010