France, Second Empire. A 3rd Regiment of Cuirassiers Steel Cuirass, 1864 Auction the obverse bearing an oval

the obverse bearing an oval gold bullion wire laurel and oak leaf wreath

measuring 14 mm (w) x 47 mm (h)

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including a NS-Gemeinschaft “Kraft durch Freude” Gau Franken badge for the 1935 Sunday Ride

He was hospitalized only once during his European service

France, Second Empire. A 3rd Regiment of Cuirassiers Steel Cuirass, 1864 Auction the obverse bearing an ovalThe 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