Original French 2nd Empire Garde Nationale Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Brown Bess Musket Parts The series stared comedian Flex

The series stared comedian Flex and Darryl Bell

where the sweat evaporated through permeable fabric

This particular helmet features an interesting period addition of foam padding to the interior and earflaps

the name of the manufacturer was Andrea dei Ferrari of Belluno

Fully cleaned and polished

Original French 2nd Empire Garde Nationale Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Brown Bess Musket Parts The series stared comedian FlexOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century French Second Empire Officers Gorget, as worn by the French National Guard or Garde Nationale. 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,