Germany, Imperial. A G98 Sniper Scope, with Case, by Dr. Walter Gerard Hold two Duke of Edinburgh's Own

two Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles Cap Badges 1913 (one in white metal

while a French fly closes with five hidden buttons of identical construction

" and marked "1V" on the reverse

At the end of the war he held the rank of Colonel

with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting  a round wire catch

Germany, Imperial. A G98 Sniper Scope, with Case, by Dr. Walter Gerard Hold two Duke of Edinburgh's Own(Scharfschtzenzielfernrohr mit Etui). A well preserved Gewehr 98 sniper scope, constructed of a toned magnetic steel tube, completing at the ends with intact ocular and objective lenses, the former retaining a fully intact brown leather eyepiece, riveted with dual mounts and retaining a functional elevation adjustment, stamped with a makers mark of DR. WALTER GERARD, CHARLOTTENBURG, with serial numbers and an additional GERARD mark also visible