France, Second Empire. A 3rd Regiment of Cuirassiers Steel Cuirass, 1864 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a cross with light blue

a cross with light blue enamel arms

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France, Second Empire. A 3rd Regiment of Cuirassiers Steel Cuirass, 1864 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a cross with light blueThe 3e Rgiment de Cuirassiers was one of Frances classic heavy cavalry regiments, with a lineage reaching back to the 17th century. By the time of the Second French Empire, it was a prestigious armored cavalry unit serving under Napoleon III. Offered is a rare matching set of body armour, in bronzed steel (magnetic), in the typical period style and shape consisting of a concave front plate with central ridge and stylized rivets on the parameter. At