Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Russian Headgear - Post WWII Repainted M40

- Post WWII Repainted M40 German Helmet: The helmet was repainted white post war and was more than likely Police used

made much in the style of the European "Lion's Head" swords that came into fashion around the turn of the century

so they may have sent this piece back home

but we have left them completely untouched to avoid marring the lovely case-hardened finish

when deployed against infantry

Original French 2nd Empire Reserve / Gendarmerie Officers’ Liberté, Ordre Public Brass Gorget Russian Headgear - Post WWII Repainted M40Original 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