Original German WWI U.S. Captured Trench Periscope with Send-Home Address - 23rd Engineer Regiment - Master Engineer Edwin B. Lindsley Russian Flare Guns and most were used to

and most were used to the point of destruction or scrapped long ago

with a few minor chips

Blade length: 33”Blade Style: Single Edged with FullersOverall length: 38”Handguard: ”W x”LScabbard length: 33 1/2”

Features a "V" for Victory with lightning bolt (marketed by Aerolux as "Speedy Victory") and Morse Code "V"

they all would have a "shell" shaped outer guard with a U

Original German WWI U.S. Captured Trench Periscope with Send-Home Address - 23rd Engineer Regiment - Master Engineer Edwin B. Lindsley Russian Flare Guns and most were used toOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous send home periscope captured by Master Engineer Junior Grade Edwin B. Lindsley, Regimental Headquarters, 23rd Engineer Regiment. The periscope is almost certainly of German origin, but it could possibly be a French example given its crude construction. The periscope is a larger example with a large wooden handle at the bottom. It measures roughly 34 in length and is 5 wide at its widest. On both