Original French ca.1840s Light Infantry Officer’s Brass Gorget with Hand Engraved Insignia Vickers MMG when all the other officers

when all the other officers of the company were killed

participating unit's are authorized a streamer and each service member assigned to the unit during that same time is authorized the medal

it continued to produce edged weapons continuously until the mid 20th century

where there is the correct silver bullion for an officer

Overall length of this wakizashi is 27 3/4 inches

Original French ca.1840s Light Infantry Officer’s Brass Gorget with Hand Engraved Insignia Vickers MMG when all the other officersOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a =n excellent example of an 19th Century French Light Infantry Officers Gorget. 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 piece of plate armor hanging from the