Original U.S. Navy Binoculars From WWI by U.S. Maritime Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex and Bausch and Lomb Optical - Set of 2 Vietnam this was definitely a private

this was definitely a private purchase example

Allied naval and air forces

though they are a bit yellow and somewhat deformed

showing very little wear and surviving in a remarkably good overall condition

with nine divisions on a 25-mile front

Original U.S. Navy Binoculars From WWI by U.S. Maritime Gun Factory Optical Shop Annex and Bausch and Lomb Optical - Set of 2 Vietnam this was definitely a privateOriginal Items: One Set only. This is a very nice original pair of U. S. WWI binoculars. Binoculars, known as field glasses, were a very important piece of equipment for U. S. soldiers. They needed it for observations by land or even balloons. Binoculars were in short supply, so many soldiers brought their own personal binoculars to the battlefield. Also a lot of the binoculars from WWI were special donations from civilians received by Army and Navy