GORGET (neck guard, actually breastplate)
Gorget is a versatile term referring to an item of armor for protecting the neck and chest, a neck ornament, derived from the French word for “throat” (gorge). Originally, it was a medieval steel armor protecting a knight’s neck, but over time it became a military status symbol (like a rank insignia), and today it also appears as an ornament or part of fantasy armor.
Historical uses
• Knight’s armor: A steel or leather collar that protected the neck and collarbones, part of a full suit of armor.
• Military status symbol: In the 17th and 18th centuries, the steel gorget (sometimes gold-plated) became a rank symbol for officers, and was a last vestige of armor.
• Decoration: Also appeared as a crescent ornament on a necklace, as a rank insignia, or as a ceremonial ornament.
• Modern military armor: Still used on some uniforms as ‘Gorget patches’, which are colored badges indicating rank or unit.
Gorget YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV5uOb7v7j8
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorget
https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/features/aboriginal-breastplates/military-gorgets
https://www.google.com/search?q=gorget&rlz=1C1GCEA_enIL1049IL1049&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgCECMYJxjqAjIJCAAQIxgnGOoCMgkIARAjGCcY6gIyCQgCECMYJxjqAjIJCAMQIxgnGOoCMg8IBBAuGCcYxwEY6gIY0QMyCQgFECMYJxjqAjIPCAYQLhgnGMcBGOoCGNEDMgkIBxAjGCcY6gIyFwgIEAAYQhhDGLQCGOoCGIAEGIoFGOcGMhcICRAAGEIYQxi0AhjqAhiABBiKBRjnBjIXCAoQABhCGEMYtAIY6gIYgAQYigUY5wYyFwgLEAAYQhhDGLQCGOoCGIAEGIoFGOcG0gEJMjM0NmowajE1qAIMsAIB8QX074C4JRxE6vEF9O-AuCUcROo&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.amrevmuseum.org/collection/british-gorget

George Washington, c.1772, in his Colonel’s Uniform of the Virginia Regiment. Note: Washington’s
Uniform Includes a Gorget.
https://www.amrevmuseum.org/collection/british-gorget
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WW2_German_army_military_police_Feldgendarmerie_tunic,_gorget,_DRL_sport_badge_(Deutsches_Reichssportabzeichen),_SS_badge,_Sam_Browne_crossbelt,_etc._Lofoten_Krigsminnemuseum_(%22Gestapo_office%22)_2019-05-08_DSC00158.jpg