Original 19th Century French July Monarchy National Guard Officers "Liberté" Brass Gorget with Gallic Rooster US Civil War the regiment was stationed at

the regiment was stationed at Metz

a well-known maker from Solingen

Barrel Length: 34 1/2 inches

the remnants of the regiment absorbed two battalions of reinforcements that arrived from Neuruppin and the regiment was reconstituted

The French also tested the Colt and some were used in early aircraft for testing

Original 19th Century French July Monarchy National Guard Officers "Liberté" Brass Gorget with Gallic Rooster US Civil War the regiment was stationed atOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century French "July Monarchy" Era Officers Gorget, as worn by the French National Guard. 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 a single