Original British WWI First Pattern Anti-Gas Sponge Goggles with Canvas Tie Straps - Circa 1915 U.S. Marines USMC It also has regimental markings

It also has regimental markings on the butt plate tang: 8

although the case shows heavy wear

Blashfield in 1919 andsigned by President Woodrow Wilson

It also has a back that opens to be used as a stand for the watch

It still has an original size 57 marked on the front

Original British WWI First Pattern Anti-Gas Sponge Goggles with Canvas Tie Straps - Circa 1915 U.S. Marines USMC It also has regimental markingsOriginal 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