Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Royal Air Force for refueling on 6 February

for refueling on 6 February

The scabbard is in good condition with no major damage

but conditions prevented her from taking any offensive action

the division returned to the Eastern Front

common for rifles removed from front line service

Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Royal Air Force for refueling on 6 FebruaryOriginal 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