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WORLD WAR TWO ERA FRENCH MADE GOGGLES –
USED IN CONSIDERABLE NUMBERS BY GERMAN LUFTWAFFE PILOTS
AND AIR CREWS – EXCELLENT CONDITION IN THE ORIGINAL TIN:
These are an excellent pair of new old stock goggles
which were manufactured in France and are known to have
been used extensively during World War Two by German
Luftwaffe Pilots and Air Crews for the duration of the
war.
Very similar in design to the Luftwaffe Model 306
Aviators Goggles, these French Goggles have the same
basic profile and a very similar adjustment bar between
the lenses. From what I have been able to learn,
goggles for the German air crews were constantly in
short supply and were obtained from a number of
different sources, to include these made by the French.
As can be seen in surviving photographs (see below),
there is no doubt they were used by the German airmen.
In close to “like new” condition, these goggles have
survived with bright metal frames and with the white
foam pads in remarkable condition. There is a little
loss at the inner corners of the pads where they appear
to have stuck together, probably from being exposed to
heat in storage. Other than that one point, the pads
are full form and supple, and the maker’s part and
manufacturing numbers which are formed into the rubber
are still legible. Based on the numbers noted on
another pair being identical to those on this pair
except the last two numbers on that pair were “36” as
opposed to the last two numbers on this pair being “43”,
I am assuming that is the date of manufacture – this
pair being made in 1943. The steel frames are still
bright with no corrosion or misshaping and the amber
glass lenses are bright with no sign or wear or
scratches. The brown elastic two-piece head band is
full length with no fraying or other signs of wear, and
it still retains its elasticity. The original tin is
likewise in excellent condition with no misshaping, and
retaining 99% of the original OD green paint on the
exterior of the tin. The interior of the tin is bright
with no corrosion.
Overall, this is a very nice set of aviation goggles
known to have been used by German aviators during World
War Two. (0112) $175
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