SILVA 5 - 6400/360 Military Compass

🧭 Silva 5-6400/360 Military Compass — MS (Southern Hemisphere)

The professional’s choice for tactical, expedition and precision navigation

The Silva 5-6400/360 MS is one of the most capable and respected baseplate compasses ever produced. Built for military, search-and-rescue, expedition leaders and serious navigators, it combines mils and degrees, clinometer, declination adjustment, night illumination, slope and GPS scales and field-tough construction into one uncompromising navigation instrument.

Balanced for the Southern Hemisphere and backed by Silva’s 5-year warranty, this is the compass professionals rely on when accuracy is non-negotiable.

🎯 Dual-Scale Navigation — Degrees & MILS

The Silva 5-6400/360 gives you two navigation systems in one compass:

• 360° graduation for standard map and bush navigation

• 6400 MILS for military-style range and distance calculations

MILS allow fast distance estimation in the field. For example, if an object appears 100 mils wide and is 1000 m away, it is approximately 100 m wide on the ground — a method used by NATO forces worldwide.

🗺️ Built for Advanced Map Work

Everything about this compass is designed for precision plotting and route planning:

• Long, stable baseplate improves bearing accuracy

• Romer scales (1:25k, 1:40k, 1:50k) for UTM and grid referencing

• GPS and mm/inch scales for transferring coordinates

• Magnifying lens for reading fine contour lines, grids and text

• Rubber friction feet keep the compass from sliding on the map

Whether you’re plotting patrol routes, expedition legs or emergency response paths, the 5-6400/360 handles it with ease.

📐 Integrated Clinometer & Slope Card

This compass goes beyond direction:

• Clinometer measures slope angles for terrain assessment

• Slope card lets you calculate height differences and gradients

• Scale lanyard helps estimate distance while walking

These tools are invaluable for mountain navigation, avalanche terrain, tactical movement and search-and-rescue planning.

🌙 Night Navigation Ready

The luminous capsule ring and markings glow for up to 4 hours after light exposure, making this compass perfect for:

• Dusk & dawn travel

• Night operations

• Low-light emergency navigation

No batteries. No electronics. Just reliable, glowing reference points when you need them most.

🧲 Professional-Grade Needle System

Inside the liquid-filled capsule is a premium navigation mechanism:

• Sapphire jewel bearing

• High-quality steel needle

• Friction-free pivot system

This delivers fast, smooth settling and rock-solid stability — even when moving or working in rough conditions.

🌏 Southern Hemisphere Accuracy

Every Silva 5-6400/360 we sell is a Magnetic South (MS) model, specifically balanced for:

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Southern Hemisphere magnetic fields

This ensures the needle stays level and accurate — something Northern Hemisphere compasses cannot do here.

🛡️ Built for Real-World Abuse

This compass is engineered to survive harsh environments:

• Impact resistant (tested to 30 g in all directions)

• Survives 1.5 m drops onto gravel

• Operates from -30°C to +60°C

• Rugged acrylic, PC/ABS and TPU construction

It’s a true field instrument — not a fragile hiking toy.

✨ Key Features

• 🧭 6400 MILS & 360° dual graduation

• 📏 UTM, GPS, mm & inch scales

• 🔍 Magnifying lens

• 📐 Clinometer & slope card

• 🧲 Sapphire jewel bearing needle

• 🔆 Luminous markings (4-hour glow)

• 🧷 Declination adjustment

• 🗺️ Romer scales

• 🛡 Rubber friction feet

• 🪢 Safety-release scale lanyard

• 🛡 5-year warranty

📐 Specifications

🏁 The Ultimate Field Compass

When your navigation must be precise, dependable and professional-grade, the Silva 5-6400/360 MS stands in a class of its own.

From bush expeditions to tactical operations, this is the compass that does it all — and does it right.

Add it to your kit and navigate with absolute confidence.