Original U.S. WWI Wooden Trench Periscope with 1920’s Rival Shoes Stenciled Advertisement Japanese Navy along with the original leather

along with the original leather chinstrap

Both are contained in nylon pouches with strong velcro belt loops and top flaps

because the flag was designed whilst Wales was part of the Kingdom of England

the 1st Battalion reached Cochleval but was similarly pinned down by heavy machine-gun and mortar fusillades

Original U.S. WWI Wooden Trench Periscope with 1920’s Rival Shoes Stenciled Advertisement Japanese Navy along with the original leatherOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is one of the most interesting examples of these WWI periscopes we have offered. It likely saw use during World War I, and then post war was stenciled with the Art Deco Styled Lettering Logo of Rival Shoes, a popular shoe company in the late 1910s & 1920s. They began using this style of lettering in 1917, so this stenciling dates between then and the 1930s. This was likely done directly after the war for a victory