Original Spanish-American War Spanish Officer’s Gorget in Original Box - Rare OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT Above this the label reads:

Above this the label reads:

The actual ramrods used were stored on a lanyard around the neck

and is overall in very good condition

The front flap is marked:  COVER

Right side of the receiver is marked with the maker and date:

Original Spanish-American War Spanish Officer’s Gorget in Original Box - Rare OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT Above this the label reads:Original Item. Only One Available. A gorget, from the French gorge meaning throat, was a band of linen wrapped around a woman's neck and head in the medieval period or the lower part of a simple chaperon hood. The term later described a steel or leather collar to protect the throat, a set of pieces of plate armor, or a single piece of plate armor hanging from the neck and covering the throat and chest. Later, particularly from the 18th century, the