Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Officer’s Dress Sword, by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie Auction Archive a clip on the reverse

a clip on the reverse of the buckle for attachment to the aluminum loop on the opposite end of the belt

missing the catch

The medals was awarded to all participants in the defence of the Soviet Arctic region: soldiers of the Red Army

yellow and black threading

They dressed us up like Chinese coolies

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Officer’s Dress Sword, by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie Auction Archive a clip on the reverseAn Ottoman Army Officers dress sword, measuring 99 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features an 84. cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with a fuller running the majority of the length of each side. The upper half of the blade bears double sided, acid etched designs consisting of arabesque imagery flanked by cannons, helmets, drums, and standard flags. The obverse features a tughra, while the