Original U.S. WWI Wooden Trench Periscope with 1920’s Rival Shoes Stenciled Advertisement One-of-a-Kind shelter and travel expenses by

shelter and travel expenses by the US Army

The front of the barrel is also sheathed in an engraved brass wrap

These were only issued for Kriegsmarine use and have the Marinewaffenamt Eagle / M proof mark on the rear of the left barrel

It has the solid nickel mounts throughout all being heavily silver plated

Rolling a die over a part creates less stress since all of the pressure is not being applied to the marking area at the same time

Original U.S. WWI Wooden Trench Periscope with 1920’s Rival Shoes Stenciled Advertisement One-of-a-Kind shelter and travel expenses byOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is one of the most interesting examples of these WWI periscopes we have offered. It likely saw use during World War I, and then post war was stenciled with the Art Deco Styled Lettering Logo of Rival Shoes, a popular shoe company in the late 1910s & 1920s. They began using this style of lettering in 1917, so this stenciling dates between then and the 1930s. This was likely done directly after the war for a victory