Original French 2nd Restoration Royal Guard of the Restoration, Hausse Col. d’Officer de la Garde Royale Brass Gorget - Circa 1814-1830 Spanish Militaria It features a nice "Buckhorn"

It features a nice "Buckhorn" rear sight

This is a superb condition original helmet with all of its straps

and has a lovely patina with just a bit of oxidation

firing spring

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Original French 2nd Restoration Royal Guard of the Restoration, Hausse Col. d’Officer de la Garde Royale Brass Gorget - Circa 1814-1830 Spanish Militaria It features a nice "Buckhorn"Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century French Second Restoration period Officers Gorget, as worn by the Royal Guard of the Restoration. 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,