Original 19th Century French July Monarchy National Guard Officers "Liberté" Brass Gorget with Gallic Rooster U.S. Uniforms There is also a sling

There is also a sling installed

and a very long and interesting history

the regiment amalgamated with the 1st King's Dragoon Guards in 1959 to form the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards

Sardinia handed Savoy and Nice over to France at the Treaty of Turin on 24 March 1860

On August 10 and 11

Original 19th Century French July Monarchy National Guard Officers "Liberté" Brass Gorget with Gallic Rooster U.S. Uniforms There is also a slingOriginal 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