French Second Empire Enlisted Buckle, Garde Mobile
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $145.00

Original era manufacture. Handsome stamped brass buckle which measures 58x70 mm and displays on its obverse the Imperial eagle of Napoleon III, who reigned from 1852-1870.The French army was quite active during his rule, with expeditions to the Crimea and China, war with Italy in 1866, the expedition to Mexico in 1862, and of course the 1870-1871 War with the German states which brought his empire crashing down.The buckle displays a toned brass finish with clipped corners and a plain border, perhaps indicating an enlisted pattern buckle.