Original British P-1796 Officer Flame Gilt Copper Gorget Ammunition This is an original side

This is an original side lock Percussion East India Company saddle ring cavalry carbine introduced in 1851

Brass was used for the butt-plate as the gun did not have to be subjected to harsh parade-ground use

leather covered earphones and integral throat microphone early WW2

On 12 June 1942

Original British P-1796 Officer Flame Gilt Copper Gorget Ammunition This is an original sideOriginal 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 knightly 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