🧭 Silva 3E — MS Baseplate Compass (Southern Hemisphere)

Dual-scale precision for expedition, military and advanced navigation

The Silva 3E MS is a professional-grade baseplate compass built for navigators who demand maximum accuracy, flexibility and reliability. Featuring both degrees and mils (6400), a long expedition baseplate, romer scales, and declination adjustment, the 3E is equally at home in bush navigation, search & rescue, and military-style map work.

Balanced for the Southern Hemisphere and backed by Silva’s 5-year warranty, this is one of the most technically capable compasses in Silva’s range.

🎯 Designed for Precision Navigation

The Silva 3E is engineered for serious field use:

• Dual Graduation (360° / 6400 mils) — perfect for standard map reading and military navigation

• Long “Expedition” Baseplate — improves accuracy when taking bearings and plotting routes

• Romer Scales — allows precise grid referencing and position plotting directly on the map

This is a true multi-discipline navigation instrument — ideal for remote bush, alpine, desert and operational environments.

🧲 Professional-Grade Needle System

At the heart of the 3E is Silva’s premium needle assembly:

• High-quality steel needle

• Sapphire jewel bearing

• Hardened steel pivot

• Liquid-filled capsule

This combination delivers exceptional sensitivity, smooth movement and long-term durability, even under vibration and temperature changes.

🌙 Low-Light & Night Navigation Ready

The Silva 3E includes luminous markings that glow for up to 4 hours after light activation, making it easy to read bearings at dusk, dawn or during night navigation. The magnifying lens allows you to zoom in on fine map detail when accuracy matters most.

🧭 Silva 1-2-3 Navigation System

The baseplate is laid out for Silva’s famous 1-2-3 system, allowing you to:

1. Align the compass with the map

2. Set your bearing

3. Follow your direction accurately

This keeps navigation fast, intuitive and mistake-free — even under pressure.

🌏 Southern Hemisphere Balanced

Every Silva 3E we supply is a Magnetic South (MS) model, meaning it is properly balanced for:

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Southern Hemisphere magnetic fields

This ensures the needle remains flat and stable — something Northern Hemisphere compasses cannot provide here.

✨ Key Features

• 🧭 Dual graduation — 360° & 6400 mils

• 📏 Long expedition baseplate for higher accuracy

• 🗺️ Romer scales — 1:24k, 1:25k, 1:40k, 1:50k

• 🔍 Magnifying lens

• 🧲 Steel needle with sapphire jewel bearing

• 🛠 Hardened steel pivot

• 🔆 Luminous markings (4-hour glow)

• 🧷 Silicon friction feet

• 🔴 Patented red/black north-south lines

• 📿 Lanyard included

• 🛡 5-year warranty

📐 Specifications

🏁 Built for Serious Navigation

When accuracy, durability and flexibility matter, the Silva 3E MS stands apart. From bush expeditions and topographic work to SAR and military-style navigation, this compass delivers the tools professionals rely on.

Add it to your kit and navigate with absolute confidence.