"Wolfgang" wrote in message
7 1/2 inches long and built with a grip that suggests it wasn't
designed as a sighting instrument. The hole in the grip would allow it
to hang more or less plumb but I can't think of any purpose that would
serve.

I thought about that, but the numbers would be upside down, and from
appearances, the needle fulcrum doesn't seem to lead toward the hole in the
handle. Still, I wouldn't discount the hole as utilitarian.

Joe F.