Original 19th Century French July Monarchy National Guard Officers "Liberté" Brass Gorget with Gallic Rooster US Civil War Barrel Length: 34 1/2 inches

Barrel Length: 34 1/2 inches

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Original 19th Century French July Monarchy National Guard Officers "Liberté" Brass Gorget with Gallic Rooster US Civil War Barrel Length: 34 1/2 inchesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century French "July Monarchy" Era Officers Gorget, as worn by the French National Guard. 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 single