Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of Medjidjie, IV Class in Gold, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic elongated suspension loop is misshapen

elongated suspension loop is misshapen

straight blackened crossguard and a blackened steel blade

along with other soldiers from the Jewish Legion

Members of this Regiment were carefully selected and were the most loyal and capable of all of the Croatian Ustasha soldiers

marked “C 800” on the rind

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Order of Medjidjie, IV Class in Gold, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic elongated suspension loop is misshapen(Mecidi Nisani). Instituted late 1851. In silver with red enamels, a silver seven pointed star, each of the arms with three faceted rays, with a crescent moon and star in between each arm; the observe centerpiece in 18K Gold shows the Sultan Abdul Mejids royal cypher surrounded by an inscription, the reverse presents a nickel silver backplate, inclusive of gilt and enamel crescent suspension connected by wire (the original integral suspension has