260 - Cent-Garde breastplate.

Cent-Garde breastplate. Made of sheet iron and trimmed with brass rivets. The front plate features a protruding ridge with a cord hook and loop. At the bottom, it has a brass hook for securing the belt. Serial number 69 and Delachaussée hallmark. Backplate hallmarked 69. Belt made of bleached buffalo leather with a brass roller buckle. Iron-scale shoulder guards trimmed with brass rivets and lined with leather. Shoulder pad fasteners made of lion’s manes and clasps decorated with stamped brass laurel leaves. Height: 46 cm A.B.E. (Some rivets replaced). Second Empire period.