Original British WWI MkV. SPL. Officers Leather Covered Binoculars with Leather Case French Ordnance Of all brass construction this

Of all brass construction this huge long telescope from the time of Queen Victoria still provides an excellent image but the lenses could could benefit with a professional cleaning

Constructed from one piece of wood

The blade has some of the original crossgrain near the ricasso and an intact tip

lacquered black

Original Item: After World War Two personal items issued to individual solders were usually taken home when the soldier was mustered out

Original British WWI MkV. SPL. Officers Leather Covered Binoculars with Leather Case French Ordnance Of all brass construction thisOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice pair of British WWI Officers Field glasses, complete with their original brown leather case. During WWI, there were definitely supply issues with regards to optics, as the U. K. had long imported quality optics from Germany. With the outbreak of war, that was definitely no longer possible. Many sets of field glasses were then purchased in France, though this set seems to be original Manufacture.