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Trench periscope, 1916 (c)

This First World War (1914-1918) periscope was made by James W Lees and Company of Manchester. It allowed soldiers to observe the enemy from their trenches without exposing themselves to snipers.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1982-02-39-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1982-02-39-1