Original British Napoleonic Wars P-1796 Officer’s Flame Gilt Copper Gorget Sharps Rifle with no bead above the

with no bead above the skirt

white and red with a black national eagle positioned in the center

as on this example

The rifle has lots of issue markings

Original British Napoleonic Wars P-1796 Officer’s Flame Gilt Copper Gorget Sharps Rifle with no bead above theOriginal Item: Only one available. An officer's Gorget was perhaps the last symbolic piece of "armor" worn by British officers to denote their authority. The introduction of firearms in the 16th and 17th centuries reduced knightley suits of armor as a viable defense. By the time the 18th century arrived, cavalry wore Cuirasses for upper body protection but the great weight needed to deflect musket balls became obsolete after the battle of Waterloo in