Original U.S. WWI X7.5 Model 1918 Trench Periscope by Wollensak Optical Co. With Leather Case Antique Percussion Firearms Corduroy trousers from this era

Corduroy trousers from this era are very scarce

with an unclear abbreviation before it

hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins

allowed fascist elements to seize power in Romania

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

Original U.S. WWI X7.5 Model 1918 Trench Periscope by Wollensak Optical Co. With Leather Case Antique Percussion Firearms Corduroy trousers from this eraOriginal 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.