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Käsisuuntakehä

English translation: precision compass OR hand bearing compass

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Finnish term or phrase:Käsisuuntakehä
English translation:precision compass OR hand bearing compass
Entered by: Graeme Walle (X)

13:43 Dec 14, 2010
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Other / military, surveying, peat investigations, geology
Finnish term or phrase: Käsisuuntakehä
This is word that occurs in a scientific report describing fieldwork on peat/bog/mire areas by Finnish geologists. It is an instrument used by the Finnish military at least since 1946. I think it is a some sort of “sighting compass (hand bearing compass)” but I am puzzled that the pictures I have found on the internet have 60 divisions (each is six degrees?).

My provisional translation is “military sighting compass”.

Can anyone confirm and/or explain further.

Images and further information:
http://tietokannat.mil.fi/verkkopartio2008_aselajikouluttaja...
http://www.huuto.net/kohteet/suunto-kasisuuntakeha-sa-int--l...

Thanks
Graeme
Graeme Walle (X)
Finland
Local time: 17:02
hand bearing compass
Explanation:
"Hand bearing compass" seems to be the name used by well-known Finnish compass manufacturer Suunto.

In the Finnish artillery the full circle is traditionally divided into 6000 mils (heritage from Imperial Russia). At the moment shift into Nato 6400 mils is going on.
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Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 17:02
Grading comment
Helpful; the client suggested precision compass,
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hand bearing compass


Explanation:
"Hand bearing compass" seems to be the name used by well-known Finnish compass manufacturer Suunto.

In the Finnish artillery the full circle is traditionally divided into 6000 mils (heritage from Imperial Russia). At the moment shift into Nato 6400 mils is going on.

Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 17:02
Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Helpful; the client suggested precision compass,
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