Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Hold It was formed by the

It was formed by the British War Cabinet

this sword features a 667 mm nickel-plated steel blade

The thick blackened-brown leather washer at the crossguard junction sits firmly in place

RZM maker marked “Foerster & Barth - Pforzheim” on reverse

he had taken charge once the senior officer had been wounded

Tunisia, Ottoman Empire. An Infantry Officer's Fez Plate, C.1865 Hold It was formed by theIn brass gilt, illustrating an oval bearing the cypher of Muhammad III as Sadiq, the Husainid Bey of Tunis (1859 1882), fronting a trophy of arms base, measuring 65. 3 mm (w) x 85. 8 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, maker marked "AXC" (Adrien Chaubillon, Paris) on the French made bronze replacement pin, missing its catch, light contact, scattered gilt wear, very fine. Footnote: The Tunisian beys, a Turkish title for chieftain,