Original French ca.1840s Light Infantry Officer’s Brass Gorget with Hand Engraved Insignia nChannel was founded by a member

was founded by a member of the larger Weyersberg family of blade makers

but this has mostly flaked off

4th Armored DivisionThe 4th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army that earned distinction while spearheading General Patton's Third Army in the European theater of World War II

hooks and buckles show some discoloration from deterioration of the finish due to age

but it is definitely the correct design

Original French ca.1840s Light Infantry Officer’s Brass Gorget with Hand Engraved Insignia nChannel was founded by a memberOriginal 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