Original French 2nd Empire Pattern 1814 Cuirass Front Plate by Manuf're Roy'ale de Châtellerault - Well-Marked Conflict most likely for the 27th

most likely for the 27th Panzer Regiment

it is not a poncho with a central hole for the head

as would be expected on breeches issued in 1943

He served famously at QUATRE BRAS the day before WATERLOO and was very seriously wounded in the leg which by chance was not amputated

Original French 2nd Empire Pattern 1814 Cuirass Front Plate by Manuf're Roy'ale de Châtellerault - Well-Marked Conflict most likely for the 27thOriginal Items: Only One Available. The cavalry have used armor for since ancient Greek and Roman times. In Europe in the Middle Ages full suits were used by the nobility and from the Tudor period of the 16th Century Breast and Back Plates, known as Cuirasses, were in continual use right up to the era of Napoleon III. Even today ceremonial wear includes such half armor on members of the British Household Cavalry. Here we have a French Cuirass front