MEMORIES OF GENDARMERIE MARSHAL GASTON DUFAUR, Third - Fourth Republic. 26441
- Cap and jacket at the rank of gendarmerie quartermaster, Vichy period 1943-1946.
Kepi with black cloth headband embroidered on the front with a silver pomegranate, dark blue cloth turban and cap, white cotton braid with sticks, false chinstrap in silver trimmings, black patent leather visor lined with a sheepskin black, black leather sweatband, black silk inner headdress.
Model 1939 pea coat in black cloth closing at the front with four white metal buttons stamped with a grenade, bellows chest pockets with flap closing with small module button, flat lower pockets, straight sleeve cuffs topped with the rank of quartermaster, collar tabs in black cloth embroidered with a silver pomegranate and silver soutache. Complete with its clovers and needles in white cotton thread.
- Enameled badge of the Gendarmerie Corps 1943-1945, marked on the back “DRAGO PARIS-NICE”.
The Vichy Government had the first general badge made for the Gendarmerie Corps. It was adopted by Ministerial Circular No. 7685T/Gend. of April 6, 1943.
Decryption:
- blue for the gendarmerie color
- the black band for mourning of the nation which is occupied
- the silver lion's head and the sword for the presence of the force of law
This badge is prohibited from wearing by Ministerial Circular No. 5587 Gend. T/of February 8, 1945.
- Badge of the 9th legion of the Marseille departmental gendarmerie, marked on the back “Arthus Bertrand”. Mounted on a natural leather tongue.
- French Resistance medal created in February 1943.
- Medal of military valor.
- Combatant's Cross, established in June 1930.
- Aluminum quarter, engraved “DUFAUR GASTON 1939” “CLASSE 1928”.
- Identity plate marked “DUFAUR / Gaston / Gendarmerie / Riscle / 12.12.1908”.
- Three shoulder tabs, one sleeve rank, two collar tabs, two grenade embroidered badges.
- Eight packs of 20 “GAULOISES CAPORAL” cigarettes, in their original packaging, never opened.
France.
Third - Fourth Republic.
Good to very good condition, gendarmerie badge of the jacket is sewn directly onto the coat, the fixing bar is missing.
Reference :
26441