Original 19th Century French July Monarchy National Guard Officers "Liberté" Brass Gorget with Gallic Rooster MG 15 Operation Ladbroke

Operation Ladbroke

The grip is fully wrapped in lovely stingray skin shagreen (Sa-Me)

became the first commander of the 23rd Fighter Group

Many blades were imported by Tiffany & Company of New York City and retailed bearing the "TIFFANY" signature

Original 19th Century French July Monarchy National Guard Officers "Liberté" Brass Gorget with Gallic Rooster MG 15 Operation LadbrokeOriginal 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