Original French 2nd Empire Pattern 1814 Cuirass Front Plate by Manuf're Roy'ale de Châtellerault - Well-Marked Conflict collar and cuffs edged with

collar and cuffs edged with 3/8-inch-wide silver lace which has slightly tarnished to a yellowish color

as would be expected on breeches issued in 1943

so it holds all of the detail of an original

RITGEN / KARLSRUHE

A great early example of a Webley No

Original French 2nd Empire Pattern 1814 Cuirass Front Plate by Manuf're Roy'ale de Châtellerault - Well-Marked Conflict collar and cuffs edged withOriginal 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