Original British Napoleonic Wars P-1796 Officer’s Flame Gilt Copper Gorget Sharps Rifle - Bag BG-110-A (Cube shape

- Bag BG-110-A (Cube shape bag containing Gibson Girl radio and crank with parachute in pouch on top)

Lock is solid and gun seems to be fully functional

as on this example

magazine under barrel

Original British Napoleonic Wars P-1796 Officer’s Flame Gilt Copper Gorget Sharps Rifle - Bag BG-110-A (Cube shapeOriginal 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