BACKGROUND: The German armed forces utilized a wide variety of protective, special duty and general glasses and goggles for assorted personnel including specialized goggles for Mountain Troops, Motorcyclists, Observer’s night vision goggles and additional protective sun, snow and dust goggles. Although some of the goggles were designed with a specific purpose in mind the armed forces also issued various general purpose goggles with interchangeable lenses for use by all personnel as required.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The general purpose, goggles consist of two separate, vertical oval, tooled, matte grey/green painted, aluminum alloy frames with stitched on, pale grey velvet rubber eye sockets and clear glass lenses. The frames each have four, small, cut-out "U" shaped, ventilation vents to the top edges and an additional four small, cut-out, "U" shaped ventilation vents to the bottom edges. The frames are joined together by stitched on grey leather nose bridge. The goggles have a horizontally ribbed, pale grey, elastic headband with dual, sliding, alloy, fit adjustment buckles. The headband is inserted and stitched through small cut-outs to the side of each of the alloy lens frames. The elastic headband retains most of its elasticity. Complete with original metal case.