Original U.S. WWI Incredibly Scarce Experimental Wilmer Eye Shield Developed at John Hopkins Crimean War The grip ferrule was originally

The grip ferrule was originally silver plated steel

Brauchbar Brünn

The crossguard shows only light wear

possibly Wehlm

“ballcap”

Original U.S. WWI Incredibly Scarce Experimental Wilmer Eye Shield Developed at John Hopkins Crimean War The grip ferrule was originallyOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is one of the scarcest pieces of WWI headgear we have ever offered. During the war, there were roughly 35,000 Wilmer Eye Shields manufactured, but only about a dozen of these ever saw anything other than the inside of a crate. The vast majority of these were melted down after the war, so this is one of roughly 15 still in existence. This is the second example we have offered. The Wilmer Eye Shield was designed