An Nsdap Member’s Armband GTRexclude WWI German "Maskenbrille" Eyeglasses for

WWI German "Maskenbrille" Eyeglasses for Gas Masks - These eyeglasses were specifically designed to be worn with the gas mask and were issued for front-line use to soldiers requiring vision aids

1917 and is owned by the Lancashire Fusiliers Regimental Museum

1940 – 1944

marked "H" on the ring

Footnote:  Private Lorenzo La Fortune

An Nsdap Member’s Armband GTRexclude WWI German "Maskenbrille" Eyeglasses forConstructed of red cotton, centering a black embroidered swastika, superimposed on a white cotton circle; with red reinforcement stitching on the top and bottom; stitched together on the reverse; measuring 200 mm x 107 mm; some scattered soiling from wear, but otherwise near very fine condition.