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TRANCHE PERISCOPE
France, 20th century
Brass
Length : 71 cm
Periscope of poilu of the First World War. It consists of a cylindrical and rectilinear case equipped with a 45° mirror at each of its open ends: the light penetrates through the upper end and comes out on the side of the observer's eye, on the lower part. Thus, this optical instrument allowed soldiers to see the battlefields while remaining hidden in the trenches.
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