Original Colonial Period King George III Gorget Given to Native Americans in Canada - dated 1814 Conflict Offered in great fully functional

Offered in great fully functional condition

examples are sometimes incorrectly represented as original German wartime issue helmets

This portepee is in excellent condition showing only age but no fraying

which were officially acknowledged

and a large size aluminum cup

Original Colonial Period King George III Gorget Given to Native Americans in Canada - dated 1814 Conflict Offered in great fully functionalOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Starting in the second half of the 1700's in Canada it became customary for individual fur Trappers and Company's like the HUDSON BAY COMPANY to make elaborate gifts to the Native Indian Chiefs in exchange for being permitted to trap for furs on what the Indian's considered their lands. One of the most notable gifts were copper and silver Gorgets intended to be worn around the neck just as British Army Officers did in