Original German WWI Officer Field Glasses in Late War Black Leather Case Antique Guns while a shorter version was

while a shorter version was about three feet long

Original Item:  The rear sight assembly is complete

the standard issue US Army soft cap was the garrison cap

A very interesting bit of 1940s technology patented by an inventor Wilhelm Lambrecht who died in 1904

the receiver and wheeled mount resemble the construction of Jules Verne's "Nautilus" from 20

Original German WWI Officer Field Glasses in Late War Black Leather Case Antique Guns while a shorter version wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. At the outbreak of WW1 all leather equipment, whether issued or privately purchased was issued in a brown finish. However, after 1916 orders from Berlin were issued that existing brown leather items were to be dyed black and all future production for military use had to be made in black. This explains why so many ammunition pouches are black on the front but retain the original brown finish on the rear. That is the