I got this as a midnightbox.com special. It was advertised as "Army Green US Cammenga Military Lensatic Compass". If was <$6 shipped. For the price I was skeptical that it had anything to do with Cammenga, but I figured it was worth a shot.
The box was a big clue that it might not be a Cammenga. It does claim to be "Your direction protector" right on the box.
The compass itself looks like a decent enough inexpensive Chinese made lensatic compass. Not much different than what you might find at WalMart or other big box stores, or on eBay.
The scale on it reads 1:25000 meters. It has a bubble magnifier on the rotating ring over the needle. I guess so you can get a more precise reading. The needle does point north and south and seems pretty well damped. Appears to be liquid filled. No bubble that I could see.
But, it is not a Cammenga. I contacted the company and they responded that they were fighting with the vendor over this item, but would process a full Paypal refund. The Paypal refund came through a few days later.
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