This compass boasts a reading accuracy of 1/6 degree. The housing is made of solid, non-corrosive
anodized light-weight alloy. Weighing only 115g, this instrument boasts absolute accuracy better than
0.3 of a degree, and is excellent for such users as foresters, surveyors and geologists.
Its plastic counterpart, the KB-20 weighs only 40g and its absolute accuracy is better than 1 degree.