Original U.S. WWI X7.5 Model 1918 Trench Periscope by Wollensak Optical Co. With Leather Case Antique Percussion Firearms Rheinprovinz (Rhine Province)

Rheinprovinz (Rhine Province)

Corduroy trousers from this era are very scarce

The scabbard under the cover looks to have been a fairly standard gloss black enameled wooden type

which probably explains the great condition

Original U.S. WWI X7.5 Model 1918 Trench Periscope by Wollensak Optical Co. With Leather Case Antique Percussion Firearms Rheinprovinz (Rhine Province)Original item: Only One Available. Measuring 19 inches in length, this is a very nice WWI Era Model 1918 Battery Commanders periscope. In X 7. 5 power, these were used to help view and plot artillery attacks from behind cover, to avoid exposing the commander to danger. The bottom of the periscope still has the manufacturers markings: TRENCH PERISCOPE NO. 10 X7. 5 MODEL 1918 M. F. G'D BY WOLLENSAK OPT. CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. U. S. A. No. 4517 R. G. C.