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Webster's New Universal International Dictionary says that a gorget was a cresent shaped ornement on a chain that was worn around the neck as a badge of rank by officers in the middle ages. Also in 1775 Col. William Moultrie designed a flag for the Revolutionary War troops from South Carolina. He chose a blue field, the same shade as the uniforms, with a silver gorget that echoed the symbol on their caps. Almost 100 years later the General Assembly designed a flag for the new nation after succeding from the union. They chose Moultrie's flag with the gorget and added a palmetto tree, a reference to the palmetto log fort used by Moultrie and his troops to succesfully defend Charleston Harbor from the British Navy.

Please add that to the article with citations. Durova 00:35, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

There is no 'last' armor worn on the battlefield - today, helmets and vests protect soldiers.

In the context of its placement in the article the reference is clearly to medieval and renaissance armor.

I doubt VERY much that the use of gorgets in Finland has anything to do with the Third Reich. It is MUCH more probable that it is a tradition shared with Sweden (since Finland was part of Sweden until 1809). The duty officer (dagofficer) of Swedish Army regiments, garrisons and training posts wore a gorget as a badge of office at least into the 1980's, possibly even longer. As they had for several hundred years. Allan Akbar (talk) 21:34, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Almain Collar

Perhaps somebody coudl try adding some information about the Almain collar, whether as part of this page or in a new page of its own? It was a fairly important form of neck and shoulder protection in the 16th century, and I'm suggesting its inclusion here because it was after all derived from the medieval/Renaissance gorget.