Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Enveriye Dagger, C.1915 Newly Listed Normandy: award document

Normandy: award document

Accompanied with an officer's recipient tab confirming receipt of the medal with England clasp and numbered "64089"

A field grey wool belt featuring a collection of nineteen day badges and two medal ribbon bars

measuring 90 in diameter

Early nickel plated fittings

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Enveriye Dagger, C.1915 Newly Listed Normandy: award documentThis is a very well preserved First War period Ottoman Enveriye dagger, constructed of a moderately curved 205 mm long magnetic steel blade, with blunt edges and a slightly sharpened tip. The obverse blade is marked near the ricasso with an array of symbols, including the monogram of Sultan Mehmed V, the Ottoman star and crescent, and an Islamic year equating to 1918. The reverse is inscribed in Arabic text with the Shahada, the Islamic profession of