Trench Scope

ManufacturerManufactured by Asahi Optical Co. Japanese

Dateabout 1943

MediumMetal, wooden handle, plastic eye piece, and glass lenses

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 26 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 3 1/16in. (67.3 x 4.8 x 7.8cm)

ClassificationsEquipment

Credit LineGift of Virginia Kiely

Object number2005.169.8

InscribedThe angled top of the upper viewing lens is stamped, "No 4094/ J.E.S. [two Japanese characters]".NotesHistorical Note: Arthur J. Kiely, Jr. (1918-2005) was a United States Marine Corps photographer in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He brought this trench scope back from Saipan as a souvenir. (Hudson 1/9/2007)

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