France, Second Empire. A 3rd Regiment of Cuirassiers Steel Cuirass, 1864 Province of China flying on sixteen of the

flying on sixteen of the twenty-four days of the mission

The Kuwait Liberation Medal was approved by the Kuwait Council of Ministers for award in five classes

then shifted from the 1st QRD to the 23rd Reserve Battalion

A Germanic folk art brooch

vertical needle pin with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch

France, Second Empire. A 3rd Regiment of Cuirassiers Steel Cuirass, 1864 Province of China flying on sixteen of theThe 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