Bausch & Lomb Aviator Sunglasses WWII USGI?

**GIZMO8Z** · 02-22-2013, 01:03 AM

Hi folks!

I found these glasses a while ago at the recycling facility. To be honest, I thought they were just a modern reproduction...

Today, I saw Andy's flak helmet post, and he said he was looking for glasses. I remembered these, and figured I would give them to him to make up for a snafu in a recent trade agreement. Somehow my package for him ended up in Australia!

After work, I went home and grabbed these sunglasses and sent quick photos to Andy. Andy was nice and honest enough to point out that these may be authentic Bausch & Lomb USGI sunglasses... and they may be worth quite a lot of money.

The only markings I can find are VERY faint... I thought the markings were just pitting in the gold finish. The marking reads: B&L 58[]14 USA

Does 58 mean 1958 or something else?

THANKS IN ADVANCE, FOLKS!

Bausch & Lomb Aviator Sunglasses WWII USGI?

**Newbie** · 02-22-2013, 01:10 AM

Sweet specs, i think they are legit!

**gel65** · 02-22-2013, 01:13 AM

They stand a chance of being ww2, I dont know much about these but I think at the latest they could be 50s

**aj4010** · 02-22-2013, 01:14 AM

Sweet specs, i think they are legit!

Pretty sure they are too, I'm absolutely no expert, but I remember looking for some like these a while back for my pilot head. If you wade through the copies, the originals are rare indeed.

Andy

EDIT:

I have no idea how to date these, anybody know?

**GIZMO8Z** · 02-22-2013, 01:16 AM

by gel65

They stand a chance of being ww2, I dont know much about these but I think at the latest they could be 50s

I'm having trouble finding information...

58 seems to be the width of the lens. Not sure what the 14 means yet... If they were 50s vintage, I think they would be marked "RayBan" instead of B&L...