Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces AN-6530 Flight Goggles with Original Elastic Strap Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock running back from the trigger

running back from the trigger guard

In 1800 French Consul Napoleon Bonaparte had revised the design Mle 1777 design

Fifth Infantry Division in WWI:

but there were no markings that we could find

with almost all of the leather and finish intact

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces AN-6530 Flight Goggles with Original Elastic Strap Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock running back from the triggerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original pair of U. S. WWII AN 6530 flight goggles issued for use by Army Air Forces and Navy aviation personnel. Developed as a wartime refinement of the earlier USAAF B 7 pattern, the AN 6530 became one of the recognizable forms of American flight eye protection during WWII. This example retains its original elastic head strap and displays honest service wear, oxidation staining, and age related cracking