Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Finely Decorated Turkish Soldier's Studio Photograph, C.1910 Auction while the cutlass completes with

while the cutlass completes with a flattened and ribbed pommel secured in place with a nut in the form of a detailed acorn which screws in to maintain the cutlass’ structural integrity

traces of the white paint remains

London Gazette 28 March 1918: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in volunteering to carry a message though shot through the shoulder

a large studio portrait

(Infanterie-Offizier-Schwert M1889)

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Finely Decorated Turkish Soldier's Studio Photograph, C.1910 Auction while the cutlass completes withBlack and white, matte finish, illustrating a standing Turkish soldier brandishing a large mustache and unique head wear, wearing ornate patterned boots, his right foot resting upon a single block, with two stacked blocks placed adjacent to the single block, holding an ornately decorated rifle by its barrel, with the handle butting the ground, two edged weapons hanging at his left waist, his left hand grasping the sheath of one of the two weapons,