Original 19th Century French July Monarchy National Guard Officers "Liberté" Brass Gorget with Gallic Rooster US Civil War the members of the 20th

the members of the 20th embarked on the HMS Queen Elizabeth and departed for the United Kingdom on 20 August 1943

a well-known maker from Solingen

earlier in the war

NATURALISTS

as with many countries

Original 19th Century French July Monarchy National Guard Officers "Liberté" Brass Gorget with Gallic Rooster US Civil War the members of the 20thOriginal 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