Renowned and recommended by the military, the 5-6400/360 features the same base as their civilian Expedition 360 that provides the best-in-class navigation for the most demanding of terrain.
As a professional compass, the 55-6400/360 has all of the standard features including; a transparent and curved base plate, rubber friction feet for grip on map cases, night-enabling luminous markings, magnifying lens, map-measuring scales in mm or inches, 1:25,000, 1:40,000, 1:50,000 and GPS scales.
The detachable safety-release lanyard features two measurement increments miles and kilometres for both 1:25 and 1:50 scales. These can be used to measure distance accurately.
Built into the compass face is a clinometer, that can be used to measure slope angle. When applied in conjunction with the included slope card it can be used to detecting avalanche risk in winter mountain environments.
The Expedition 5-6400/360 compass from SILVA. For the most demanding terrain.