During WWII, Ray-Bans were Bausch & Lomb.
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Yes...not an expert but Randolph would be near the end of Vietnam...you right.Randolph Engineering first started appearing with pilots in the early 70's...I think they may just have made The Vietnam war but it would have been private purchases among pilots. They were started in 1972 I believe but could possibly have gotten a few pairs into some hands in-country...but they didn't start to make any moves for big military contracts until much later that decade. If there were any in Vietnam it was certainly very few. And they probably would have been confused with Ray Bans if they were photographed!
In Vietnam I think most guys wore American Originals.
That's amazing.Correct, Pierre. AO was around since the 1800's, and had "factories" with the troops in Europe during WWI! Called "Mobile Optical Units" they actually supplied troops with glasses and goggles and had spare parts and equipment to fix them right there.
Right.......I can´t help to think that if the guys in Vietnam had access to sunglasses, perhaps several lives would have been saved. Well, maybe i am wrong, but i think it´s a possibility ?Randolph Engineering first started appearing with pilots in the early 70's...I think they may just have made The Vietnam war but it would have been private purchases among pilots. They were started in 1972 I believe but could possibly have gotten a few pairs into some hands in-country...but they didn't start to make any moves for big military contracts until much later that decade. If there were any in Vietnam it was certainly very few. And they probably would have been confused with Ray Bans if they were photographed!
Right.......I can´t help to think that if the guys in Vietnam had access to sunglasses, perhaps several lives would have been saved. Well, maybe i am wrong, but i think it´s a possibility ?
Pretty sure the rugged vietcong had no sunglasses whatsoever, but they were also used to the harsh sun and light conditions.