Original French 2nd Empire Model 1872 Officer D’Infanterie Gorget DVD as to be expected from

as to be expected from a black powder era revolver

There is some oxidation where the paint is missing

the 463d Group led the 5th Bombardment Wing in an attack against a Daimler-Benz tank factory at Berlin

and the blades typically bore the word "Germany" as well

25” long backsight leaf

Original French 2nd Empire Model 1872 Officer D’Infanterie Gorget DVD as to be expected fromOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century French Second Empire Officers Gorget, as worn by the French Officer DInfanterie, or officer of infantry. 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