Original U.S. WWI X6 Model 1918 Battery Commanders Periscope by Wollensak Optical Co. Category_Brunswick Guns His real-life adventures read like

His real-life adventures read like a combination of Sir Harry Flashman and of Richard Sharpe of Sharpe’s Rifles

on the line just mentioned

There are trades of markings on the back

though the stitching holes are still visible

Also included is the original COMMENDATION signed by General Cates that reads:

Original U.S. WWI X6 Model 1918 Battery Commanders Periscope by Wollensak Optical Co. Category_Brunswick Guns His real-life adventures read likeOriginal item: Only One Available. Measuring 27 3 4 inches in length, this is a very nice WWI Era Model 1918 Battery Commanders periscope. In X 6 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: BATTERY COMMANDERS PERISCOPE X6 MODEL 1918 M. F. G'D BY WOLLENSAK OPT. CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. U. S. A. No. 3750 P. G. C.