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The tsuba is quite tight on the tang
On either side of the plate are two slots used to attach a leather chinstrap
Wiggenhauser was based in the Constanz (Lake Constance) area of Austria
generally in a lighter shade of olive drab (OD3) than the main jacket but in practice rarely issued during World War II
where he died peacefully six years later
Original French 2nd Empire Model 1872 National Guard of Paris Gorget with Leather Backing and Spiral Buttons War of 1812 The tsuba is quite tightOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century French Second Empire Officers Gorget, as worn by the Royal Guard of the Restoriation. 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
