Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget One-of-a-Kind Steel pot and the inner

Steel pot and the inner liner are matte gray

It is in a short rifle configuration

This small self defense pistols utilizing two barrels was produced in the 1830/1840 era

and there is light surface staining and rust on parts of the blade

and development was restarted

Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget One-of-a-Kind Steel pot and the innerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century French Second Empire Officers Gorget, as worn by the French National Guard and Gendarmerie. 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