France, Second Empire. A 3rd Regiment of Cuirassiers Steel Cuirass, 1864 Auction marked in cyrillic type with

marked in cyrillic type with the Straknil Miloshev of Sofia maker mark and coded "3-23-89" on the brass support plate and the bronze screwback

Dolphin at Gosport

inscribed with the name of the award on the lid

each tab measures approximately 30x50mm

Lord Byng of Vimy

France, Second Empire. A 3rd Regiment of Cuirassiers Steel Cuirass, 1864 Auction marked in cyrillic type withThe 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