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

(Infanterie-Offizier-Schwert M1889)

(Forstdienst Hirschfänger)

the underside with the addition of a narrow dark green wool strip sewn near the slip on end

Footnote: This medal was instituted by Emperor Franz Joseph I to celebrate his 50th anniversary as Commander and Chief of the Imperial Russian Kexholmian Lifeguards Regiment

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,