Original French 2nd Restoration Royal Guard of the Restoration, Hausse Col. d’Officer de la Garde Royale Brass Gorget - Circa 1814-1830 British Militaria was relieved on November 19th

was relieved on November 19th by the 8th Division

One of these had formed with the 458th and bombed with this unit

Although many men of the 26th Division painted their helmets early

though it does appear to have been polished heavily somewhat recently

The rotating firing pin is a bit worn

Original French 2nd Restoration Royal Guard of the Restoration, Hausse Col. d’Officer de la Garde Royale Brass Gorget - Circa 1814-1830 British Militaria was relieved on November 19thOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century French Second Restoration period Officers Gorget, as worn by the Royal Guard of the Restoration. 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,