Weapons of Honor
Weapons of Honor (French: Armes d'honneur) are ceremonial weapons awarded for service or assistance to France. Established on December 25, 1799 and issued by the French Consulate, weapons of honor were awarded as military awards for feats of arms. The civilian version of this distinction is the scarf of honor (l'écharpe d'honneur).
Categories
Each component of the Napoleonic armies had its own distinction and weapons of honor:
- Drumsticks given to the drummers
- Whips of honor awarded to the drivers of artillery
- Guns and swords awarded to soldiers and grenadiers
- Gold grenades to artillery assigned to the accuracy of their shots
- Carbines and rifles assigned to cavalry
- Guns of Honor awarded to officers
- Trumpets assigned to the bugle and trumpeteers
- Sword of Honor (or Sabre of Honor), divided into three categories, are awarded for exceptional actions outside the scope of the items above.
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