Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Price_$-050 - $200 when the rear seam rim

when the rear seam rim was introduced

Also included is a wonderful hard to find complete set of Mark VII (MK7) flying goggles complete with the ultra rare original flip up sun shield

The walnut grips are in very good shape

of WATERLOO fame who lived there basically until his death in 1850

It does have the usual London proof markings on the cylinder and barrel

Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Price_$-050 - $200 when the rear seam rimOriginal 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