Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Officer’s Dress Sword, by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie Auction measuring at 33mm (w) x

measuring at 33mm (w) x 38mm (h)

was given lighter duties

the latter bearing an inscription of “EHRENKREUZ DER FELD ARTILLERIE” (“HONOUR CROSS OF THE FIELD ARTILLERY”)

he received a Wound Badge in Gold in 1918

hallmark is partially obscured

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Officer’s Dress Sword, by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie Auction measuring at 33mm (w) xAn 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