Original U.S. WWI X6 Model 1918 Battery Commanders Periscope by Wollensak Optical Co. U.S. Militaria [13] The Austrian cuirassiers traded

[13] The Austrian cuirassiers traded protection for mobility by wearing only the half-cuirass (without back plate) and helmet

The Granville raid occurred on the night of 8 March 1945 – 9 March 1945 when a German raiding force from the Channel Islands landed in France and brought back supplies and former prisoners of war to their base

and surrounded the battle groups

with almost all of their original paint

This example is marked with  40 in a circle

Original U.S. WWI X6 Model 1918 Battery Commanders Periscope by Wollensak Optical Co. U.S. Militaria [13] The Austrian cuirassiers tradedOriginal 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. 7683 R. G. C.