Silva Starter 123 Compass

The Silva Starter 123 Compass is the perfect compass for the beginner and the professional. Its simple design keeps both size and weight down, while not sacrificing the all important compass accuracy Silva is known for. The idea of Silva compass was born in the 1930's in Sweden, its country of origin. Since 1946, Silva has been available in the United States to Explorers, Survivalists, Military, Law Enforcement and Adventurers. During my Boy Scout days, this was the Boy Scout Compass to have. Because of the long history of accuracy, dependability and ease of use, Silva has come to be known as the compass to have in just about any situation. The Silva Starter 1-2-3 is an ideal choice when introducing map and compass skills or when a basic compass is the way to go. One of these situations would be a survival situation when you just need to get to help. The Silva Starter 123 baseplate is sized for compactness while still including appropriate markings for map and compass na