Original French 2nd Restoration Royal Guard of the Restoration, Hausse Col. d’Officer de la Garde Royale Brass Gorget - Circa 1814-1830 British Militaria with no cracking or other

with no cracking or other damage that we can see

It is stamped on the upper spine near the hilt is a small Crown over W over 05 for Kaiser Wilhelm II 1905

though it does appear to have been polished heavily somewhat recently

was relieved on November 19th by the 8th Division

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 with no cracking or otherOriginal 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,