Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Russian Headgear This example is a very

This example is a very rare transitional version

all during the 16th century except for one in the 15th and one in the 14th

A wonderful honest example with a fantastic swept back shape

components and accessories ever published

where they remain popular as hunting and sporting rifles

Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Russian Headgear This example is a veryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century French Second Empire Officers Gorget, as worn by the French National Guard and Gendarmerie. A gorget , from the French gorge meaning throat, was a band of linen wrapped around a woman's neck and head in the medieval period or the lower part of a simple chaperon hood. The term later described a steel or leather collar to protect the throat, a set of pieces of plate armor, or