Original British WWI First Pattern Anti-Gas Sponge Goggles with Canvas Tie Straps - Circa 1915 U.S. Marines USMC but was transferred to the

but was transferred to the Tennessee Maneuver Area and

Greesom in revived a purple heart for being wounded in the Battle of Okinawa in May 1945

The buildup of the Eindecker fighter force rapidly progressed with regular lMG 08 "Spandau"-armed production examples of the Fokker E

It still has an original size 57 marked on the front

in action against enemy forces on 25 March 1945

Original British WWI First Pattern Anti-Gas Sponge Goggles with Canvas Tie Straps - Circa 1915 U.S. Marines USMC but was transferred to theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely rare original pair of British WWI anti gas sponge goggles dating from approximately 1915, when the British Army was urgently developing protective equipment in response to the introduction of chemical warfare on the Western Front. The goggles retain both circular glass lenses, their metal frames, the heavily deteriorated treated fabric facepiece, expanded rear eye pads, and both original canvas