Original French 1st Empire Napoleonic Cuirassier Breast and Back Plate - Circa 1810 ZB 26-ZB 30 made in the 1860's for

made in the 1860's for the U

one of the gun's distinguishing features

The hilt is decorated with the original-to-the-piece portepee in excellent condition

Things were heating up at Cassino and the 307th got into a number of scraps with German fighters over the Liri Valley on the 18th

Original French 1st Empire Napoleonic Cuirassier Breast and Back Plate - Circa 1810 ZB 26-ZB 30 made in the 1860's forriginal Items: Only One Set Available. First Empire French Napoleonic Heavy Cavalryman chest and back plate set without shoulder straps. The front plate weighs nearly three times that of the back plate to provide the necessary extra protection from oncoming attacks. The plates are complete in themselves and bear the serial 2097 to the interior. Really quite hard to find today after 200 years in such basically sound condition. Cuirassiers were cavalry