Original French 2nd Empire Model 1872 National Guard of Paris Gorget with Leather Backing and Spiral Buttons War of 1812 "All along the 34th Infantry

"All along the 34th Infantry Division Front the Germans held more doggedly than at any time since the breakthrough at Cassino and Anzio

The helmet also has a complete original Leather chin strap

so it definitely could use a sharpening

An EXCEPTIONAL BRITISH NAVAL FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS WITH A WONDERFUL NAVAL ACTION HISTORY

The tsuba is quite tight on the tang

Original French 2nd Empire Model 1872 National Guard of Paris Gorget with Leather Backing and Spiral Buttons War of 1812 "All along the 34th InfantryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century French Second Empire Officers Gorget, as worn by the Royal Guard of the Restoriation. 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