Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Royal Air Force The scabbard is in good

The scabbard is in good condition with no major damage

common for rifles removed from front line service

consisting of 7 Officers and 21 Enlisted Men

There is definitely some wear with past oxidation and fouling

the division returned to the Eastern Front

Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Royal Air Force The scabbard is in goodOriginal 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